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  Port Townsend, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Port Townsend is also called the "City of Dreams" because of the early speculation that the city would be the largest harbor on the west coast of the United States.
Port Townsend's economy was very weak until the 1920s when a paper mill was built on the edge of the town.
Port Townsend is host to several annual events that help maintain the impression that the town is silly at heart, though the events (such as the Kinetic Skulpture Race) are less genuine than in the past, while still a good chance to blow off steam.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Port_Townsend,_Washington   (1253 words)

  
 Port Townsend, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula
Port Townsend is located on the Northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula, and is surrounded by water and mountains.
Port Townsend is a quiet Victorian seaport at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, so peaceful it seems worlds away from the hustle and bustle of big city life, yet it's only a short drive and a delightful ferry ride to Seattle.
Port Townsend is surrounded by water - the Straits of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty inlet, and Discovery Bay.
www.porttownsendrealestate.net /Port-Townsend.html   (331 words)

  
 Port Townsend Washington and Port Townsend Property Sales and Listings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Within Port Townsend, there is free shuttle service between the port area and the city's historic districts.
The most direct way to reach Port Townsend from Seattle is to ride the Bainbridge Island ferry (Washington State Ferries) from downtown Seattle to Bainbridge Island, then take State Route 305 northwest about 13 miles, past Poulsbo, to State Route 3 and follow signs for seven miles to the Hood Canal Bridge.
Victoria House, close to downtown Port Townsend, is an assisted-living facility with 39 apartments for residents needing various levels of care.
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 When You Go -- Port Townsend, Washington
It is a 2-hour drive from Seattle to Port Townsend via I-5 south to Tacoma, across the Tacoma Narrows bridge (SR 16) to SR 3, then north to SR 104 and SR 20 into town.
Port Townsend is also serviced by the Washington State Ferry from Keystone on Whidbey Island.
Centrum, Washington's home for the arts and creative education in beautiful Port Townsend, provides a full schedule of performing arts workshops and festivals throughout the summer.
www.highonadventure.com /Hoa04feb/PortTownsend/ptdet.htm   (230 words)

  
 Port Townsend School District
Port Townsend is located in the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula, in the "rain shadow" of the Olympic Mountains.
It is bordered by the waters of Discovery Bay, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Port Townsend Bay.
The city of Port Townsend, the only incorporated community in Jefferson County, has a population of 8,000 and is one of only three Victorian Seaports on the National Historic Register.
www.ptsd.wednet.edu   (290 words)

  
 Jefferson County Port Townsend, Washington (Counties)
The county seat of Jefferson County, Washington, is Port Townsend.
Port Ludlow is a resort and residential community on Puget Sound, southeast of Port Townsend in...
Port Townsend's strategic location at the entrance to Puget Sound made it a port of entry and an...
www.ohwy.com /wa/y/y53031.htm   (231 words)

  
 Port Townsend Brewing Company - Great Beer from Port Townsend's original micro brew   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The original Port Townsend Brewing Company was one of the largest and longest operating breweries of its time.
The local newspaper, The Leader, had these words to say: "Port Townsend beer drinkers will be given an opportunity today to test the product of the new Port Townsend company's product ­­the brew that might make the city famous." Their prediction was correct and the company became very successful.
Port Townsend Brewing Company continued with a line of non-alcoholic beverages but closed a short time later.
www.porttownsendbrewing.com   (194 words)

  
 The Port Townsend Leader OnLine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Police are investigating the stabbing of man in Port Townsend in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 20.
Washington State Ferries proposes to extend the Port Townsend terminal dock 120 feet offshore to handle the 130-car Issaquah ferries already on line on other routes.
In the height of a City Council campaign season when the health of the City of Port Townsend’s finances are being debated, Standard and Poor’s has given the city’s new $1,545,000 bond issue for City Hall an “A” rating.
www.ptleader.com   (436 words)

  
 Port Townsend, Washington (Cities)
Port Townsend's strategic location at the entrance to Puget Sound made it a port of entry and an active trade city in the late 19th century.
Because Port Townsend is one of the oldest cities in the state, there are numerous examples of Victorian architecture, complete with turrets, towers and Carpenter Gothic trim.
Port Townsend is the county seat of, and only major center in, Jefferson County.
www.ohwy.com /wa/p/porttown.htm   (118 words)

  
 Port Townsend Washington Real Estate
Port Townsend, Washington is located 2 hours by car from Seattle or 20 minutes by plane.
Port Townsend is on a peninsula on the Northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula in Northwestern Washington State.
Port Townsend is in a rain shadow formed by the Olympic Mountain range.
www.relocate-america.com /states/WA/cities/porttownsend.htm   (618 words)

  
 Hotel, Motel, Inn - Port Townsend, Washington - Port Ludlow Vacations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Belmont Restaurant and Saloon is Port Townsend's only remaining 1880's waterfront restaurant and has received an AAA approval rating and *Northwest Best Places* recognition.
We have locations in Port Ludlow, Port Townsend with homes that could be used for conferences all over the peninsula.
The historic Victorian Sea Port city of Port Townsend, The Olympic National Forest, The Olympic Game Farm, Victoria Canada is only a short distance away.
www.roadsideamerica.com /hotelfinder/hotelinfo/51629.html   (2457 words)

  
 Teren MacLeod --- John L. Scott Real Estate, Port Townsend, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Port Townsend is a very special place, one of only two Victorian seaports on the United States' National Historic Register.
Port Townsend's many arts oriented festivals will satisfy your cultural needs, too, and you'll enjoy one of the Northwest's best sound stages at Centrum, located on the ground of the Fort Worden State Park.
Speaking of films, you'll also be able to enjoy going to the cinema in a restored Victorian theater, the Rose, where you get a door prize and someone to tell you about the film you're going to see...along with a bit of movie trivia.
www.ptproperty.com /pt.html   (767 words)

  
 Orbitz: Hotel Details
Palace Hotel is a beautifully restored Victorian hotel in the heart of downtown Port Townsend, Washington.
Port Townsend is rich in history and charm.
Port Townsend is noted as a beautiful historic Victorian Seaport.
www.orbitz.com /App/ViewSpecificHotelLP?masterId=83243   (469 words)

  
 Port Townsend WA: Port Townsend Washington state vacation rentals, lodging, accommodations, Olympic Peninsula, ...
Port Townsend Vacations offers a collection of lodging accommodations to call your home away from home while visiting Port Townsend, the Victorian Seaport of the magnificent Olympic Peninsula.
For recreation, Port Townsend is in an ideal location; near Olympic National Park, countless beaches, recreational areas, trout and stealhead fishing, and hiking destinations.
Let Port Townsend Vacations welcome you to Port Townsend and into one of their historic hotel rooms, steinbeck style cottages, condominiums or homes.
www.porttownsendvacations.com   (162 words)

  
 Mount Baker Block Building - Port Townsend, Washington
The Mount Baker Block Building, located in historic Port Townsend, Washington, is now leasing the newly renovated 4th floor featuring 10,000 square feet of Class A office space.
Built by Port Townsend's first mayor, Charles Eisenbeis, the Mount Baker Block Building is Port Townsend's tallest building.
Surrounded by two mountain ranges and flanked by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Port Townsend (population 8,000) offers scenic beauty, an affordable lifestyle and a mild climate with an annual rainfall of only 18 inches.
www.mountbakerblock.com   (267 words)

  
 Port Townsend, Washington Weather & Tides
Port Townsend weather is usually quite pleasant with lows in the 40's and highs in the 70's.
Heavily influenced by its coastal location and the orographic (having to do with mountains and ranges) influence of the Olympic Mountains, East Jefferson County is fairly dry compared to the rest of the Olympic Peninsula.
Port Townsend receives about 16-18 inches of rain per year.
www.olympicpeninsula.com /weather   (303 words)

  
 Port of Port Townsend, Washington
The Mission of the Port of Port Townsend, a county wide municipal corporation, is to responsibly develop property and facilities that encourage job creation, private investment, local economic stability and diversity, and to better the quality of life for the citizens throughout Jefferson County.
Welcome to the Port of Port Townsend, on the northeast corner of Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
The Port of Port Townsend operates as an independent government entity under the provisions of Title 53 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).
www.portofpt.com   (203 words)

  
 USCGC OSPREY
CGC OSPREY was built in Lockport, LA in 1998 and was Commissioned at Port Townsend, WA in June, 1999.
Mission Statement: To be "Always Ready", to respond with excellence and professionalism to the complex and diverse missions of a Coast Guard patrol boat.
Mooring Facilities: Port Townsend Boat Haven pier leased from the Port of Port Townsend.
www.uscg.mil /d13/units/grupangeles/osprey.htm   (155 words)

  
 Port Townsend, Washington Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, ...
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Port Townsend, Washington business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
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 peninsuladailynews.com - Home
PORT ANGELES -- Summer has come and gone and the ``Olympic Visions'' mural behind the Laurel Street fountain downtown continues to peel paint.
PORT ANGELES -- Relationships with the city's neighbors and the future of the Port Angeles waterfront figured prominently in Wednesday night's City Council and Port commissioner candidate forum held at City Hall.
PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County sheriff's deputy who was fired in July 2004 for inappropriate contact with a teenage girl was reinstated Sept. 29 and will be reassigned and given about $40,000 in back pay.
www.peninsuladailynews.com   (493 words)

  
 Fort Worden Searchlight Tower, Port Townsend, Washington
Captain George Vancouver first explored the waters in and around Port Townsend in 1792.
It was he who named the point of land, jutting out into Admiralty Inlet, "Point Wilson".
Its mission was to protect Port Townsend from an attack from the local natives.
www.sandyhershelman.com /searchlight_tower.htm   (273 words)

  
 Black Box TEA Party in Port Townsend, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On November 27, approximately 125 people turned out for Port Townsend's "Boston" TEA Party - "Boston" in the sense that they threw boxes into the water with revolutionary vigor (they also fished them all out of the water), "TEA" standing for Total Electoral Access & Accountability.
The group marched from Port Townsend’s historic Haller Fountain down to Water Street amid holiday shoppers, back up Quincy and Washington Streets to Memorial Field, then down Madison to City Dock, where bunting and a huge American flag decorated the railing.
Many participants mentioned their sense of solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who are in the streets struggling to overturn the fraudulent election in the Ukraine.
www.votersunite.org /takeaction/bbballot-porttownsend.htm   (343 words)

  
 Cheap flights to Port Townsend, Washington - TripAdvisor
Our Port Townsend hotels page presents hotels ranked by popularity - read traveler reviews and guidebooks.
TripAdvisor's Port Townsend restaurants page shows you the best local places to dine.
Visit our Port Townsend forum page to ask questions and get advice about Port Townsend travel.
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 City Guide to Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend was officially settled in 1851 with dreams that the site's good anchorage would see it become the largest harbor on the west coast.
The seaport prospered in the 1880's, when many of its superb buildings were built and its population reached a peak of 7,000.
However, Port Townsend saw a rapid decline in population when the Northern Pacific Railroad failed to connect the city to the eastern Puget Sound city of Tacoma.
www.gonorthwest.com /Washington/olympic/Port-Townsend/Port_Townsend.htm   (341 words)

  
 Annual Rhody Bike Tour - Port Townsend, Washington
Entering Port Townsend via the Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry: turn left at the ferry terminal light.
The Port Townsend Bicycle Association is dedicated to promoting bicycling through educational, recreational and sporting events.
Proceeds to help provide helmets for kids participating in Port Townsend bicycle education programs like the Youth Summer Enrichment Program and to Bicycle Alliance of Washington (206-224-9252), working to make the Northwest a better place for bicycling.
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 Port Townsend Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Port Townsend Police Department is a law enforcement organization whose role is to protect the areas and citizens of Port Townsend and its visitors.
The Department's responsibility is to provide assistance to the public and to gain their cooperation and compliance with established regulations, ordinances and laws.
The mission of the Port Townsend Police Department is:
www.police.ci.port-townsend.wa.us   (137 words)

  
 Port Townsend High School - Port Townsend, Washington / WA - school information
Port Townsend High School - Port Townsend, Washington / WA - school information
An opportunity for the principal at this school to speak about curriculum, special programs, activities, goals and more.
Washington school information: Washington schools, Washington districts, Washington cities
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 Port Townsend, Vacation rental - The Chanticleer - lodging, accommodation, hotel, Port Townsend, Washington, WA, PT ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Port Townsend, Vacation rental - The Chanticleer - lodging, accommodation, hotel, Port Townsend, Washington, WA, PT Rental
Port Townsend, Bed and Breakfast, The Chanticleer Inn
The Chanticleer Inn bed and breakfast, Port Townsend, Olympic Peninsula, pt b and b
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