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The official History of the Washington State Legislature states "As had been the case in 1882, in Thurston County, Democrats and anti-administration Republicans joined to form the People’s Party". [13] However a Washington local newspaper in 1865 listed the People's Party as one of the main competing parties in an election. [17]
Lake Washington: 37 19 1891 O Stampede: 1893 Seattle Startling: 116807 prop psgr 1898 Tacoma 53 16.2 15 10 1913 B Steelhead: 116836 prop tug 1898 Fairhaven 56 17.1 38 26 1901 O State of Washington: 116272 stern psgr 1889 Tacoma 175 53.3 605 449 1920 X Succeed: 116543 prop fish 1892 Seattle 29 8.8 9.0 5.0 1901 O Success: 23759 prop tug 1868 Port ...
Historic trails and roads in Washington (state) (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "History of transportation in Washington (state)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
A merchant ship usually carried on board: (1) the launch or long-boat; (2) the skiff, the next in size and used for towing or kedging; (3) the jolly boat or yawl, the third in size (4) the quarter-boat, which was longer than the jolly-boat and named thus because it was hung on davits at a ship's quarter; (5) the captain’s gig, which was one ...
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a public ferry system in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and operates 10 routes serving 20 terminals within Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands. The routes are designated as part of the state highway system. WSF maintains a fleet of ...
1951 - June 1: Washington State Ferries, a state run ferry service in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea is established. Prior to this, ferries in the region had been operated by private companies. 1960 - Seattle becomes the first city in the state to exceed 500,000 people. 1961 - December 8: The Space Needle opens in Seattle. 1962
Puget Sound and the many adjacent waterways, inlets, and bays form a natural transportation route for much of the western part of Washington. For navigation purposes, Puget Sound was sometimes divided into the "upper Sound" referring to the waters south of the Tacoma Narrows, and the lower sound, referring to the waters from the Tacoma Narrows north to Admiralty Inlet.
The state of Washington is home to 24 of these landmarks, extensively highlighting the state's maritime heritage (with eight individual boats) and contributions to the national park movement (including three sites within Mount Rainier National Park, which is also listed), while recognizing a range of other aspects of its historic legacy.