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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EOX_ship-harbor_Anacortes-WA.html
THE NATURAL DYNAMICShip Harbor was formed by natural forces over thousands of years. It is maintained as a natural landform by the continued dynamic balance of these same forces. Preservation of this area requires that physical, chemical, and biol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EOT_depot-circa-1915_Anacortes-WA.html
The Great Northern Depot was built in 1911 at 7th & R & served as a depot until 1973. This photo of the north side shows a steam engine, people on the platform, horse-&-buggy "hacks" for hire &, in the background, the original Methodist Episcopal …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EOM_powered-by-steam_Anacortes-WA.html
The W.T. Preston's steam-powered engines were first installed on the Swinomish in 1914, then transferred with most of the machinery to the new wood-hulled W.T. Preston in 1929, and to her steel-hulled replacement in 1939.
Originally fired with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EOK_life-aboard-a-snagboat_Anacortes-WA.html
A skipper and crew of up to 14 lived and worked on the W.T. Preston. River maintenance skills were cultivated and passed to the next generation. A diligent fireman could earn a license and work up to engineer. Deckhands were promoted to mate and e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EOJ_snagging_Anacortes-WA.html
By 1882, Puget Sound's rivers were served by hundreds of steam paddlewheelers with such shallow drafts people joked they could "float on a heavy dew." Because their flat-bottomed hulls were easily punctured by submerged stumps and debris, Congress…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EOE_douglas-fir_Anacortes-WA.html
Specie: Douglas FirOrigin: Olympic ForestAge: 970 yrs.Height: 242 ft.Board Ft: 51000
Donated byAnacortes Veneer25th Anniversary 1964
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EOC_charles-pinson-usn_Anacortes-WA.html
USS Chabaulip [sic], 1917Our Last WWI Vet, '95
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EO0_paul-nicolo-luvera_Anacortes-WA.html
had a market here 1922-57——————————Paul Luvera Sr. Memorial Highway
An Italian immigrant who exemplified the fulfillment of the American dream, Paul N. Luvera, Sr.'s life was dedicated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ENZ_deception-pass_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
When the federal government transferred 1,700 acres of land on Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island to the State of Washington in 1925, Deception Pass State Park was barely an idea. For decades, the land had been a military reservation set aside for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ENX_deception-pass_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
It's hard to imagine Deception Pass without the bridge. But until 1935, the gap between Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island could only be crossed by boat. In 1924 a small ferry called the Deception Pass began running between Yokeko Point and Hoypus …