Ballard Avenue Landmark District Historic Marker Project
The Ballard Avenue Landmark District holds a significant place in Seattle history. The uniquely-preserved state of Ballard Avenue provides visitors with a window into the heyday of Ballard?s industrial and commercial era. The C... hmdb.org
Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum is located in the heart of downtown Winslow, three blocks from the Seattle-Bainbridge ferry terminal. A 1908 restored island schoolhouse features the main exhibit gallery containing... museumsusa.org
Center For Wooden Boats
The Center offers an opportunity to experience the dimensions of an earlier time, to put your hands on the oars of a graceful pulling boat or the tiller of a traditional wooden catboat. With help from master craftsmen, yo... museumland.net
Alki Point
Alki, the Washington State Motto, is a Chinook Indian word meaning "by and by." In November of 1851, twenty-four people from the schooner Exact, landed at present-day Alki Point and formed a settlement. The settler... lighthousefriends.com
West Point
Situated at the end of a low, sandy point, which extends into Puget Sound from the base of Magnolia Bluff, the West Point Lighthouse still sends out alternating red and white flashes, but a modern beacon has recent... lighthousefriends.com
Lightship Swiftsure Lv 83/wal 513
Swiftsure Bank is located roughly fourteen miles northwest of Cape Flattery, and in 1909 was the final lightship station to be established along the Washington Coast. The first vessel to anchor at the station was t... lighthousefriends.com
Waterfront History
The Seattle waterfront played and exciting role in the early days of pioneer Seattle. Where you are now standing once was tidal flats, edged by forests. Salish natives traveled up and down the coast in intricately carved cedar ... hmdb.org
Mural At Bergen Place
The Ballard Historical Society and the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association joined together to create this mural in 1995 to commemorate our community?s rich and prosperous history, and to celebrate our economic and cultural t... hmdb.org
Bremerton Historic Ships Association
The Bremerton Historic Ships Association was created in 1988 as a non-profit organization to acquire vessels, operate programs, and activities for educational, historic, and memorial purposes. The vision of a naval herita... museumsusa.org
Port Gamble
The Sawdust Saga in the Pacific Northwest had its start in June, 1853, when the schooner Junius Pringle, after sailing all the way from Maine, discovered an oval-shaped harbor about two miles long with a narrow entrance t... ghosttowns.com
Uss Turner Joy
This naval destroyer was one of two ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 1964, which led to an escalation of the Vietnam War. The USS Turner Joy (DD-951), famed Navy destroyer from the Vietnam War, i... heritagesites.com
Port Blakely
Port Blakely then and now equals the difference between night and day. Once the proud harbor for sailing ships from all over the world, few signs of the once booming town remain. Shipbuilding and sawmills were the lifeblo... ghosttowns.com
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was the principal repair establishment for the U.S. Navy's battle-damaged battleships and aircraft carriers, as well as smaller warships, of the Pacific Fleet during World War II. Five of the eight batt... cr.nps
First Avenue
A main north-south artery of Seattle, stretching north from the original Pioneer Square business district, First Avenue was lined with offices, leading hotels, banks and even a few residences. Until the mid-20th century, the st... hmdb.org
Rv Deep Quest
This deep-diving research submersible set the record for deepest dive by a U.S.-built submersible in 1968 when it dove to the floor of the Pacific Ocean, a depth of 8,310 feet. A creation of the Lockheed Missiles & Spa... heritagesites.com
John Harte Mcgraw
[fFront] This commemorates the services of an energetic and wise leader in many enterprises undertaken for the general welfare especially the project for connecting Lake Washington with tide water by a ship canal [Right side] G... hmdb.org
Northwest Seaport
An 1897 Pacific schooner is the centerpiece of the fleet of historic ships docked at the Seaport. The Northwest Seaport's fleet includes the Arthur Foss, a tugboat from 1889, the Swiftsure, a lightship from 1904, the T... heritagesites.com