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Find Our Historic Places Online
The Washington Information System for Architectural
and Archaeological Records Data (WISAARD) is the Department of Archaeology and
Historic Preservation's award winning online tool for locating and learning
about historic sites.
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Jefferson County Newspapers Online
(Many more newspapers are available at the Research Center
on microfilm and as originals.)
Port Townsend –
Weekly Argus
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers_detail.aspx?t=22
Port Townsend –
Puget Sound Weekly Argus 1876-1877
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers_detail.aspx?t=22
Books Available Online
Life at Puget Sound by Caroline C.
Leighton
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=5
After the Civil War, Caroline
Leighton and her husband came to the Pacific Northwest. Here she meets pioneer
families building new lives, and people who came to the frontier to leave old
lives behind.
Northwest coast, or, three year’s
residence in Washington Territory by James Swan.
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=35
This volume is James Swan's
description of life along the northwest coast at Shoalwater Bay from 1852 to
1855. Swan, an explorer and naturalist, relates his personal adventures, tales
of the Indians, and anecdotes of the settlers.
Vancouver’s Discovery of Puget Sound
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=22
This book follows Capt. Vancouver from the time he arrives on the shores of
Washington; during his travels into Puget Sound and around Vancouver Island; and
through the negotiations at Nootka. A portion of Vancouver's journal is
included.
Jefferson County Historical
Society
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