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On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills, and land speculation. While commerce flourished at sea level, citizens built fine homes, churches, schools, clubs, a respectable shopping district, and parks uptown on the bluff. The settlers of this lovely seaport enjoyed rich cultural and social lives. Port Townsend went bust after the anticipated railroad failed to arrive. It remained largely frozen in time without economic motivation to tear down and replace its fine Victorian architecture. It wasn't until the 1970s that the beautiful setting and buildings were discovered by artists, hippies, preservationists, and, later, tourists and retirees. The town is now a thriving arts and cultural community, still beautiful, still small and remote.

Book details

• Full title: Port Townsend
• Author: Jefferson County Historical Society
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 127
• EAN: 9780738556222
• ISBN: 073855622X
• ID: 11468745
• Publisher: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Weight: 322 g
• Dimensions: 237 × 164 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: March 2008

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