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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L3D_why-is-the-river-white_Enumclaw-WA.html
Why is the River White? Particles the size and color of plaster
dust give the White River its distinctive
pale hue. These particles are what geologists call "glacial flour"—a fitting name for the pulverized rock from the Emmons g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KX8_mukilteo-light-station_Mukilteo-WA.html
This property has been placed on:
The National Register of Historic Places
by the Department of the Interior and on
the Washington Heritage Register by
the Governor's Advisory Council on historic preservation.
The Mukilteo Register of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KX7_landing-site-of-capt-george-vancouver_Mukilteo-WA.html
On May 30, 1792 Captain Vancouver and his party anchored off this point and came ashore the following morning. Commissioned by the British to survey the N.W. Coast of America, they named this area Rose Point for the many wild roses that grew here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KS3_fire-bell-tower_Port-Townsend-WA.html
This is the last remaining
wooden fire bell tower in the
United States.
Port Townsend's Fire Bell Tower is a 75-foot wooden structure built in 1890 to hold a 1,500 pound brass bell and the city's new $900 fire engine.
The ringing bell ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KS0_bell-tower_Port-Townsend-WA.html
For more than 50 years, the bell was used to call volunteer fire fighters to their posts. It is the only known tower of its kind in the United States. It was restored in 2003 by the Jefferson County Historical Society and the City of Port Townsend…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KQN_washington-women-win-the-vote_Olympia-WA.html
Here, in February 1909, both Houses of the Washington Legislature authorized a vote by the State's qualified voters to amend the Washington State Constitution to enable women to vote in all elections. Male voters of Washington approved the amendme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KQM_shipwreck-point_Sekiu-WA.html
The landscape of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was
carved out by ice-age glaciers 13,000 years ago.
The retreat of the glaciers created deep fjords which
provide abundant food and habitat for many species
of marine mammals.
By the mid-1900's, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KQL_john-rankin-rogers_Olympia-WA.html
Born in Brunswick, Maine, September 4th, 1838. Died in Olympia, Washington, December 26th, 1901. Twice governor of Washington.
Philosopher and statesman. Author of the Barefoot School Boy Law, which gives to every poor son of this Commonwealth …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KQC_snow-creek_Sekiu-WA.html
Sail and Seal Rocks rise from the seascape in front
of you, where Snow Creek enters the Strait of Juan
de Fuca. This rich and productive marine habitat
attracts fishermen, divers, kayakers—and whales!
Snow Creek overlook is one of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KPJ_spanish-explorers_Port-Angeles-WA.html
The Spanish Captain Juan Perez sailed north from San Blas in 1774 with orders from Spain to claim the Coast against the Russians. Perez discovered Nootka Sound on the West shore of Vancouver Island and traded with the natives of the Queen Charlott…