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Vashon Island sits in the midpoint of southern Puget Sound, between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington.In the nearby Pacific Ocean, roughly 170 miles (270 km) west of Vashon Island, lies the 700-mile (1,130 km) tectonic boundary known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and as such, Vashon Island is one of many areas at risk for earthquakes or related natural disasters.
Later that year, on September 28, 2009, the Vashon Island/Downtown Seattle route was transferred from Washington State Ferries and became the second King County Water Taxi Route. [15] King County Ferry District leased the catamaran MV Melissa Ann from Four Seasons Marine Services to operate the Vashon Island route. In addition to being more ...
George Boyer Vashon (1824–1878), American scholar, poet and abolitionist; James Vashon (1742–1827), British naval officer and namesake of Vashon Island; Mary Frances Vashon (1818–1854), American journalist and abolitionist; Susan Paul Vashon (1838–1912), American educator, abolitionist, and clubwoman
Sylvan Beach is a community located within Vashon, Washington, in King County, Washington, on the west side of Vashon Island on Colvos Passage.It is known as one of Vashon's walk-in communities, since most of the homes can only be reached by walking in from the road on the community's boardwalk.
Point Robinson Light is located on Point Robinson, the easternmost point on Maury Island. Dockton was once the site of a dry dock as well as a salmon cannery. Maury and Vashon Islands are home to the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council. In the 1940s, Vashon had a chamber of commerce that acted more like a community council than a traditional ...
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The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber was founded on March 7, 1957, by Carl Nelson and John VanDevanter. It competed with an existing newspaper, the Vashon Island News-Record, which was founded in 1919 from the merger of two local newspapers. The News-Record was purchased by the Beachcomber in 1958 and was merged into the publication.
KVI (570 AM) is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington, known as "News Talk 570 KVI."Owned by Lotus Communications, it airs a conservative talk radio format.The studios and offices are located with former sister station KOMO-TV at KOMO Plaza (formerly Fisher Plaza) in Seattle.