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May State Library “jewel” #2: Camp Lewis map

May State Library “jewel” #2: Camp Lewis map

(Map courtesy of Washington State Library) Since it’s National Military Appreciation Month, our second “contestant” in the May edition of State Library jewels gives a historic nod to the significant military presence in Washington: a detailed section of the online map of what was then called Camp Lewis in 1917. Found in the State Library’s Rare Map Collection, the map shows a portion of what is modern-day Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Tacoma. It displays roads and barrack locations of…

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Library jewels contender #2: Stampede Pass railroad map

Library jewels contender #2: Stampede Pass railroad map

(Maps courtesy of Washington State Library) Before automobiles and highways came along, trains were the predominant mode of long-distance travel in Washington and beyond. But the rugged Cascades were a barrier preventing a direct rail route connecting Puget Sound to the rest of the U.S.  That changed with one of the most arduous construction projects ever completed in Washington – the building of the Northern Pacific’s route through Stampede Pass, the first of three rail crossings over the mountain range…

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New Classics in Washington History

New Classics in Washington History

From the desk of Judy Pitchford Volume 5, # 2 –  November 2010   Historical Newspapers in Washington   The Puget Sound Argus of Port Townsend (1882-1883) has been added to Washington State Library’s Online Historic Newspapers, available at http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers_detail.aspx?t=44. The collection now includes approximately nine years of Port Townsend newspapers, ranging from 1875 to 1883. The collection also contains newspapers from ten other Washington cities. Additional newspapers will be added as soon as indexing is completed. Our volunteer indexers…

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