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According to the United States Census Bureau, the Port Gamble Tribal Community CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km 2), of which 4.2 square miles (11.0 km 2) are land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km 2), or 13.21%, are water. [2]
Port Gamble: This company town was founded in 1853, and ran the longest running timber mill in the US, which just closed in 1995. Seattle architect Charles Bebb designed many of the town's buildings. [5] 18: Puget Sound Radio Station Historic District: Puget Sound Radio Station Historic District: July 16, 1990
Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park is a 3,493-acre (1,414 ha) county park founded in 2014, and is the largest in Kitsap County, Washington. [1] It contains 60 miles (97 km) of trails. [ 2 ]
Port Gamble, 1900. Gamble Bay was named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841. The source of the name is unclear. Wilkes often named places after historical figures, and speculation centers on Lt. Col. John M. Gamble, an illustrious figure in the War of 1812; or U.S. Navy Lt. Robert Gamble, an officer aboard the frigate USS President wounded in an exchange with HMS Belvidera.
On June 16, 1938, [3] the S'Klallam tribe receives a 1,234-acre (4.99 km 2) reservation on Port Gamble Bay, which is their historic home. At the time that the United States organized Oregon Territory in 1848, the S'Klallams lived in villages on the west side of Port Gamble Bay.
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The Girl Guides did not expand much beyond the local area. [1] In 1911, the Girl Scouts of America (not to be confused with the current Girl Scouts of the USA) and the Girl Guides planned to merge with the Camp Fire Girls to form the Girl Pioneers of America, [2] but relationships fractured and the merger failed. [1]
Kingston is located in northeastern Kitsap County at (47.798764, −122.499071), [5] on the east side of the Kitsap Peninsula Washington State Route 104 runs through the community from the Washington State Ferry terminal, leading northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Port Gamble.