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Neah Bay has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), common in the small coastal cities of Washington.Generally speaking, temperatures have little annual fluctuation being strongly influenced by the Pacific Ocean, with the warm currents and patterns of the west as well as the mountains to the east that shape an extremely light climate, even between places in close conditions.
Centralia's first commercial buildings were mainly designed in the Italianate style, which was predominant until the end of the 19th century; the Romanesque Revival style also gained popularity in the 1880s. Around the turn of the century, the Commercial style became the most popular style in the district.
Training for Olympic diving competition requires 10-meter diving facilities, which are scant in some parts of the world. For example, the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, built in 1979 as a YMCA facility, is one of only two Olympic-sized pools in Wisconsin that can host large events, and it is the only facility in the southeast Wisconsin region ...
Centralia's city flag was designed in 1924 by Wendell Bauer, whose design was awarded first prize in a community-wide design competition. [6] A broad red stripe through the center of the flag represents the railroads to which the city owes its existence. A gold star above and below the stripe signifies the area's mining and agricultural industries.
Neah Bay was laid down by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., in Tacoma, Washington on 6 August 1979. She was launched on 16 February 1980 and later commissioned in Cleveland , on 25 October 1980. A Himalayan cat named Casca in which was rescued by Lt. Commander Molly Waters during a stint in Alaska , now sits on board the ship.
The Makah Museum also known as the Makah Cultural and Research Center is an archaeological and anthropological museum on the Makah Indian reservation in Neah Bay, Washington.It houses and interprets artifacts from the Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site, a Makah village partly buried by a mudslide at Lake Ozette around 1750, [1] providing a snapshot of pre-contact tribal life.
Cape Flattery Light ; Location: Neah Bay, Washington: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1854: Foundation: Surface: Construction: Sandstone/brick: Automated: 1977: Height: 65 feet (20 m): Shape: Conical: Markings: White with black lantern and red roof: Heritage: National Treasure : Light; First lit: 1857: Deactivated: 2008: Focal height: 165 feet (50 m): Lens: First order Fresnel lens ...
Roughly bounded by Center St., Burlington Northern right-of-way, Walnut St., and Pearl St., Centralia, Washington: Area: 25 acres (10 ha) Built: 1888: Architect: Joseph Wohleb; Bebb and Gould: Architectural style: Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: NRHP reference No. 03000164 [1] Added to NRHP: August 18, 2003