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Hoquiam (/ ˈ h oʊ k w i ə m / HOH-kwee-əm) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintained its independent identity.
The county is presently named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner. On May 7, 1792, Boston fur trader and merchantman cargo vessel sea captain Robert Gray (1755-1809), crossed the bar into a bay which he called Bullfinch Harbor, but which later cartographers would label Chehalis Bay, and then Grays Harbor.
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located on 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) of intertidal mudflats, salt marsh, and uplands around Hoquiam. The Daily Washingtonian was a daily newspaper in Grays Harbor founded by Otis M. Moore.
Olympic Stadium is a stadium in Hoquiam, Washington which opened in 1938. The City of Hoquiam first got the idea for an all-wood stadium in the early 1930s when it applied for a Civil Works Administration grant. In 1932, the grant was approved. Construction began in early 1938, with the stadium officially opening to the public on November 24, 1938.
The 7th Street Theatre is a theatre in downtown Hoquiam, Washington.It is one of the few remaining examples of an atmospheric theatre in the United States. [2] The not-for-profit 7th Street Theatre Association runs the theatre and coordinates a series of live shows, second-run feature films.
Hoquiam's Castle, also known as the Robert Lytle Mansion, is a private residence in Hoquiam, Washington. Built in 1897 and completed in 1900, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Pages in category "People from Hoquiam, Washington" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
One of forty–three Carnegie libraries built in Washington, it is located at 621 K Street in Hoquiam. The Claude and Starck design is a rare example of Prairie School architecture in the region. The two story building is about 40 by 75 feet (12 by 23 m) with a concrete foundation.