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They were referred to as the "Ward"-type after M.R. Ward, manager at the Grays Harbor shipyard. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] All the hulls were laid down in 1919. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] The first ship of the class, the SS Adria , was listed at 3,132 gross tons with dimensions of 272.8 x 49.3 x 25.6, 1400 indicated horsepower, and carried a crew of 36.
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority, also known as Grays Harbor Historical Seaport is a government authority created in 1986 by the city of Aberdeen, Washington, as a 501(c)(3) corporation It was created to commemorate Washington 's centennial of statehood.
The first riverine steamboat to operate in the Grays Harbor area was the Enterprise, originally built in 1855 above Willamette Falls, at Canemah (now a part of Oregon City). Enterprise served on the Willamette River until 1858, when she was sent to the Fraser River in British Columbia where gold had been discovered.
Grays Harbor is an estuarine bay located 45 miles (72 km) north of the mouth of the Columbia River, on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington state, in the United States. It is a ria , which formed at the end of the last ice age, when sea levels flooded the Chehalis River .
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located within Grays Harbor, at the mouth of the Chehalis River, which makes up the second largest watershed in Washington. It is one of four major staging areas for migrating shorebirds in the Pacific Flyway. Up to one million shorebirds gather here in spring and fall to feed and rest. [3]
The area that comprises modern-day Grays Harbor County is the ancestral territory of several indigenous Coast Salish peoples, including the Quinault and Lower Chehalis.They first came into contact with European explorers in the late 18th century and the tribes were later afflicted by regional epidemics.
Transportation buildings and structures in Grays Harbor County, Washington (7 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Grays Harbor County, Washington" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Westport Light State Park is a public recreation area of 560 acres (230 ha) on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington.It sits adjacent to the historic Grays Harbor Light, the tallest lighthouse in Washington.