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In May 1913, the Hunt Brothers, consisting of Arda R., Arthur M., and Lloyd) launched Atalanta, built at the Marine Supply Company in Tacoma, as a replacement for Crest on the Gig Harbor route. Atalanta was a 147-ton steamer, measuring 111.7' long, 23' on the beam, and 6.7 depth of hold.
Gig Harbor (Lushootseed: txʷaalqəɬ) is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington. The population was 12,029 at the 2020 census. [3] Gig Harbor bills itself as "the Maritime City" and maintains a strong connection to its maritime heritage.
In 1899, the Hunt Brothers, a family steamboat business, had Crest built at Tacoma for service on the Tacoma-Gig Harbor route [1] Crest was built according to a tear drop shaped design, which was originated by the Hunt brothers. While this did not increase the speed of the boat, it allowed the vessel to carry more passengers and cargo at the ...
The Gig Harbor City Council unanimously approved a $3.7 million construction contract with Pease & Sons at the March 27 council meeting for a new Operations Center Building.
The proposal would bring a new gas station-convenience store, drive-thru coffee stand and EV charging station.
“Gig Harbor is just a natural extension for us,” he said. Commencement Bank is moving into the old Harbor General Store building in downtown Gig Harbor. The bank was one of 10 headquartered in ...
Gig Harbor firefighters were able to contain the fire to the two homes. The Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office is asking anyone who has information about this incident to call 1-800-55-ARSON ...
Bisciglia was born in 1980, [1] and raised primarily in Gig Harbor, Washington. Bisciglia attended the University of Washington from 1999 to 2003 and graduated in 2003 with a bachelor of science degree from the department of Computer Science and Engineering. [2] In 2015 he received an Honorary Doctorate degree from University of Washington. [2]