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Washington Historical MarkersSteptoe Battlefield

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Roadside historical marker.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Allanon

location: Washington

date approved: 8/6/2008

last visited: 8/10/2010

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Washington Historical MarkersBrackett's Landing

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A Historical Marker for Brackett's Landing

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member riston2

location: Washington

date approved: 7/23/2008

last visited: 8/15/2011

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Washington Historical MarkersTon of Gold

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Historical marker highlight where the Alaska Gold Rush of 1897 started from when a "ton of gold" was unloaded here in 1897.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeanutsParents

location: Washington

date approved: 7/2/2008

last visited: 9/3/2012

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Washington Historical MarkersLakewood Historical Marker - Western State Hospital Historical Cemetery

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The cemetery is located in Fort Steilacoom Park. Over 3,200 Hundred Psychiatric patients from the Western State Hospital are buried in this cemetery. Burial sites are from 1876 to 1953.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member RoGoBliss

location: Washington

date approved: 6/29/2008

last visited: 5/20/2012

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Washington Historical MarkersFort Steilacoom Historical Marker

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Fort Steilacoom to Fort Walla Walla Military Road Marker

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member RoGoBliss

location: Washington

date approved: 6/22/2008

last visited: 6/22/2008

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Washington Historical MarkersBattery 248, on War Alert - Fort Ebey, WA

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Fort Ebey's Battery 248 was built in 1942 and at the time was the most modern defenses protecting the sound.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 5/13/2008

last visited: 6/18/2009

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Washington Historical MarkersThe Skagit, A Stately Society - Monroe's Landing, WA

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The Skagit people maintained several villages on Penn Cove, including cokwol'a, here at Monroe's Landing, which was a major village.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 5/13/2008

last visited: 9/19/2008

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Washington Historical MarkersTop of the Ocean - Tacoma, WA

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This sign tells about the Top of the Ocean Restaurant that was an ocean liner shaped restaurant on the Tacoma waterfront from 1946 through 1977. The marker is mounted below a replica of the building at the site where it stood.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 4/12/2008

last visited: 4/3/2012

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Washington Historical MarkersMt. Baker

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The present-day cone of Mount Baker is relatively young, perhaps less than 30,000 years old, but it sits atop a similar older volcanic cone called Black Buttes Volcano which was active between 500,000 and 300,000 years ago.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SeabeckTribe

location: Washington

date approved: 4/5/2008

last visited: never

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Washington Historical Markers"A View to History" - Chambers Creek Area, University Place, WA

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This timeline of the Chambers Creek area lists events starting in 1830 and continuing to the present time. The three signs are located at the back of the Environmental Services Building which is near the Chambers Creek Playfields.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 3/9/2008

last visited: 5/18/2012

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Washington Historical MarkersHistorical Marker, Peace Lutheran Church

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Peace Lutheran Church Historical Marker, Silvana Washington

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Harriet the Spy

location: Washington

date approved: 2/25/2008

last visited: 6/4/2008

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Washington Historical MarkersWelcome to Alder Dam

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A marker that describes the construction of this historic dam.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member S5280ft

location: Washington

date approved: 2/25/2008

last visited: 10/16/2010

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Washington Historical MarkersCrosby House

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Home built for Nathaniel Crosby III, grandfather of Bing Crosby

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Prying Pandora

location: Washington

date approved: 12/27/2007

last visited: 6/9/2012

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Washington Historical MarkersCity Bothell Town Gown Loop - Christmas Tree

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This boulder, part of the "Town Gown Loop" markers, tells about the tall evergreen used as the annual Christmas Tree near this location.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NorStar

location: Washington

date approved: 11/12/2007

last visited: 8/3/2008

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Washington Historical MarkersWilliam Hannan Home

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This house was built by William Hannan, a business man who had made many contributions to Bothell.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NorStar

location: Washington

date approved: 11/12/2007

last visited: 7/3/2010

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Washington Historical MarkersLand of the Nez Perce

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Historical marker commemorating the Nez Perce of the area.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Washington

date approved: 10/13/2007

last visited: 7/2/2008

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Washington Historical MarkersWAI-I-LAT-PU

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WAI-I-LAT-PU near Walla Walla is the location of the famous Whitman massacre of 1847.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member HeyRob4449

location: Washington

date approved: 10/11/2007

last visited: 8/7/2010

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Washington Historical MarkersLanding Site of Captain George Vancouver

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Historical Marker next to the lighthouse in Mukilteo, WA

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Prying Pandora

location: Washington

date approved: 9/10/2007

last visited: 11/23/2008

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Washington Historical MarkersLewis and Clark Enter Washington

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Historical marker near Clarkston commemorating the entry of the Lewis and Clark Expedition into Washington.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Washington

date approved: 8/6/2007

last visited: never

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Washington Historical MarkersSchooner Equator

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The remains of a schooner that once carried Robert Louis Stevenson

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Prying Pandora

location: Washington

date approved: 7/27/2007

last visited: 4/30/2011

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Washington Historical MarkersRiverfront History

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Marker for Riverfront Park, Wenatchee WA

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ambrosia

location: Washington

date approved: 7/5/2007

last visited: 2/13/2011

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Washington Historical MarkersThe Pagoda, Point Defiance Park - Tacoma, Washington

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This 1914 Pagoda is a replica of a 17th century Japanese Lodge and was originally used as a streetcar station. Today it can be rented for meetings, weddings or parties.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 6/21/2007

last visited: 8/1/2009

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Washington Historical MarkersFort Steilacoom to Fort Walla Walla Military Road Marker

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A memorial marking the Military Road from Fort Steilacoom to Fort Walla Walla

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dzrt1st

location: Washington

date approved: 5/2/2007

last visited: 12/24/2011

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Washington Historical MarkersCowley Park

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A memorial to Henry Thomas Cowley, one of the four founders of Spokane.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Prying Pandora

location: Washington

date approved: 5/1/2007

last visited: 10/27/2010

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Washington Historical MarkersFort Nisqually historical marker, DuPont, Washington

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This is a marker showing that the original site of Fort Nisqually was in what now is the Northwest Landing area of DuPont.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dzrt1st

location: Washington

date approved: 4/27/2007

last visited: 12/13/2012

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