Puget Sound · WA
Port Townsend
A Victorian seaport built for a railroad that never came.
- Population
- 10,148 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1851
- Landmark district
- 1977
Then
- 1792
George Vancouver names the bay for the Marquis of Townshend. Klallam people live in the area.
- 1851
The town is founded on April 24.
- Late 1890s
The railroad link to Tacoma falls through and the boom ends.
- 1920s
A paper mill helps the town recover.
- 1977
The historic district becomes a National Historic Landmark.
Now
Port Townsend's Victorian downtown and Fort Worden draw visitors, as does its annual Wooden Boat Festival. This place includes Marrowstone Island.
2 tide stations around Port Townsend
- Port Townsendin town
- Marrowstone Point3.7 mi