Tagged With: Puget Sound

What’s in a name? As it turns out, a lot

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Washington, Our Home

As I tweeted last week, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ Committee on Geographic Names is meeting to consider changing the names of a number of Washington State locations, the most prominent being Soap Lake in Grant County. Someone had the bright idea of renaming it “Lake Smokiam” despite the local community having spent … Continue reading »

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Paving over history at old Fort Steilacoom

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Washington, Our Home

Earlier this week I became aware of a plan to pave over part of the parade grounds at old Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood. The property belongs to Western State Hospital – itself an icon of Washington State History – and the hospital is managed by the state Department of Social and Health Services. Through my … Continue reading »

Categories: Puget Sound, Western Washington | Tags: 28th District, Army, Artifacts Consulting, Bob Hubenthal, Chief Leschi, Department of Social and Health Services, Fort Steilacoom, Fort Walla Walla, George B. McClellan, George E. Pickett, Hudson's Bay Company, Indian War of 1856, Jess Jamieson, Lakewood, Michael Sullivan, Mike Carrell, Military Road, Native Americans, Office of Capital Programs, Peter Callahan, Philip H. Sheridan, Puget Sound, Tacoma News Tribune, Ulysses S. Grant, United States, Washington Territory, Western State Hospital, Western State Hospital Historical Committee | Leave a comment

A parkful of Washington State history

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Washington, Our Home

Being cooped up in the house for days on end is enough to drive anyone mad, and throwing a four-year-old in the cage can sometimes seem just plain cruel. So needless to say, I had to get my poor wife and son out of the house before we all ended up in the newspaper the … Continue reading »

Categories: Puget Sound, Western Washington | Tags: Bing Crosby, Chinook, Cordelia Jane Smith, Crosby House, Deschutes Parkway, Deschutes River, George Bush, Germany, Gonzaga University, Hamburg, Henderson House, Highway 101, Interstate 5, Jacob Smith, Kelly, Lacey, Leopold Schmidt, Masonic Memorial Park, Michael Simmons, Nathaniel Crosby III, National Register of Historic Places, New Market, Old Brewhouse, Olympia, Olympia Brewing Company, Pacific Northwest, Parker, Pricilla Smith, Puget Sound, Spokane, Tacoma, Tenino, Timberland Regional Library, Tumwater, Tumwater Falls, Tumwater Historical Park, Union Pioneer Cemetery, William Naumann | Leave a comment

A subtle armed forces memorial in Tumwater

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Washington, Our Home

Boy, do a little research and it’s amazing what you might learn. Nearly every day, I drive past the Odd Fellows Memorial Park at the corner of Custer, North and Cleveland (Yelm Highway) in Tumwater. Most people know it as “The Pellegrino’s intersection” or the “Artistry in Flowers” corner, or “the one right by Baskin-Robbins, … Continue reading »

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Ft. Eaton, and the Indian War of 1856

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Washington, Our Home

We’re leaving for Carmel, California, tomorow to spend Christmas with my inlaws. My job today, besides packing and cleaning house, was to drop the dog off at the boarding facility. Living in Lacey, we board her at Northwind Kennels, which is just a short drive southeast on the Yelm Highway from our house. On the … Continue reading »