Bainbridge Island / Donald R. Tjossem and the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tjossem, Donald R., Author.

Contributor:

Bainbridge Island Historical Museum.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bainbridge Island (Wash.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Bainbridge Island (Wash.).

Bainbridge Island (Wash.)--History--Pictorial works.

Bainbridge Island (Wash.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

Bainbridge Island sits in the middle of Puget Sound in Washington State. Its unique history starts with the Native Americans and includes logging, farming, fishing, and shipbuilding from the late 1800s through the present. Early explorers included George Vancouver in 1792 and the Wilkes expedition of 1841. Ferry service and other means of water transport were the only ways onto the island until 1950, when a bridge was completed. Bainbridge Island is only a 30-minute ferry ride from Seattle, and its only bridge approaches the island from the west. The City of Bainbridge Island, which includes the entire 65-square-mile island, incorporated on February 28, 1991. Its 23,000 residents today share the rich history that is told in images and captions within the pages of this book.

Contents:

Pioneers —- Early Bainbridge Island —- The war years —- After the bridge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126).

OCLC:

880910686