July Archives Treasure #1: Greenwood Ark
Greenwood Ark (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) The first of our three July Archives Treasures is a collection of photos of an ark built by a man who feared a huge flood. Sound familiar? Most Olympians are unaware that for more than 20 years, an ark sat in the West Bay, awaiting the high waters that one person thought would wash away humanity. “Captain” William Lound Greenwood (1866-1958) began his ark in 1920 atop the hull of an old…