The New Washington a guide to the Evergreen State


Title Cover Image: The New Washington

Numerous Reference to Indians in the Index

Author(s): Sperlin, Howard McKinley Corning , Writers' Program (Wash) (Compiler), Washington State Historical Society
Document: Book · Hardcover · CIRC [ 1 ]
Edition: Rev. ed.
Published: 1950
Physical Description: xxx, 687 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Genre: Informational works
Notes:

First edition published in 1941 under title: Washington, a guide to the Evergreen StateThe plates are in eight groups, each preceded by a descriptive caption leaf not included in the paginationMap ("Key to Washington tours") on lining papers

Contents:

Foreword / O.B. Sperlin, Acting President of Washington State Historical Society Preface General information Recreational areas The new Washington part I. Washington : past and present: From sagebrush to seacoast ; Natural setting ; Indians ; History and government ; Transportation ; Agriculture ; Industry, commerce, and labor ; Education ; Religion ; Social institutions ; Sports and recreation ; Newspapers and radio ; Literature ; Arts and crafts ; Music ; The theater ; Architecture part II. Cities: Aberdeen-Hoquiam ; Bellingham ; Everett ; Olympia ; Seattle ; Spokane ; Tacoma ; Vancouver ; Walla Walla ; Wenatcher ; Yakima part III. Tours: Tour 1: (Couer d'Alene, Idaho)-Teanaway-Seattle (US 10) (section a: Idaho line to Teanaway, section b: Teanaway to Seattle) ; Tour 1A: Davenport-Ginkgo Petrified Forest-Ellensburg (State 7) ; Tour 1B: Junction with US 10-Coulee Dam-Mason City (State 2) ; Tour 1C. Junction with US 10-scenic-Everett (State 15) ; Tour 1D: Renton-Mowich entrance to Mount Rainer National Park (state 5) ; Tour 2: (Lewiston, Idaho)-Yakima-Olympia-Hoquiam (US 410) (section a: Idaho line to Pasco, section b: Pasco to Yakima, section c. Yakima to Olympia, section d. Olympia to Aberdeen-Hoquiam) Tour 3: Maryhill Junction-Vancouver-Johnson's landing (US 830)(section a: Maryhill Junction to Vancouver, section b. Vancouver to Johnson's Landing) ; Tour 4: (Priest River, Idaho)-Spokane-(Lewiston, Idaho) (US 195) (section a: Idaho line to Spokane, section b: Spokane to Idaho line) ; Tour 4A: Newport-Canadian line (State 6) ; Tour 5: Davenport-Kettle Falls-Canadian line (State 22) ; Tour 6: (Cascade, B.C.)-Spokane-Pasco (US 395) (section a. Canadian line to Teanaway, section b. Teanaway to Oregon line) ; Tour 8: (Vancouver, B.C.)-Mount Vernon-Everett-Seattle-Olympia-Mary's Corner-(Portland, Oregon) (US 99) (section a: Canadian line to Mount Vernon, section b: Mount Vernon to Seattle, section c: Seattle to Olympia, section d: Olympia to Mary's Corner, section e. Mary's Corner to the Oregon line) ; Tour 8A: Bellingham-Mount Baker Lodge-Kulshan Ridge (State 1) ; Tour 8B: Burlington-Rockport-Ross Dam (State 17A) ; Tour 8C: Mount Vernon-Oak Harbor-Columbia Beach (State 1 and 1D) ; Tour 8D: Tacoma-Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainer National Park (State 5) ; Tour 8E: Marys Corner-Ohanapecosh entrance to Mount Rainier National Park (State 5) ; Tour 9: Junction with US 410-Port Angeles-Hoquiam-Aberdeen-Megler-(Astoria, Oregon) (US 101]) (section a: Junction with US 410 to Sequim, section b: Sequim to Forks, section c: Forks to Aberdeen, section d: Aberdeen to Megler) ; Tour 9A: Junction with US 101-Gig Harbor (State 14) ; Mount Rainier National Park: Park Tour 1: Nisqually entrance to Paradise Valley ; Park Tour 1A: Nisqually Road to the North Puyallup River ; Park Tour 2: White River entrance to Yakima (Sunrise) Park ; Park Tour 3: Carbon River entrance to junction with the Wonderland Trail ; Park Tour 4: Ohanapecosh entrance to (US 410) Cayuse Pass ; Summit Climb: Paradise Inn to summit of Mount Rainier ; Wonderland Trailircuit of Mount Rainier from Longmire Olympic National Park Puget Sound Tours Cross-sound tour 1. Seattle to Suquamish Cross-sound tour 2. Seattle to Bremerton Cross-sound tour 3. Edmonds to Port Ludlow Island Tours Island tour 1. Seattle to Vashon Island and around the island Island tour 2. Seattle to Bainbridge Island and around the island Island tour 3. Chuckanut (mainland)-Orcas Island-San Juan Island-Anacortes (mainland)-Mount Vernon Part IV. Appendices

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Automobile travel, Automobile travel Washington (State) Guidebooks, Guidebooks, Informational works, Ouvrages de référence, Reference works, Travel, Voyages en automobile Washington (État) Guides, Washington (État), Washington (État) Guides, Washington (State), Washington (State) Description and travel, Washington (State) Guidebooks

 

Circulation

Here are a list of places where this title can be found and the various formats it can be found in.

Collection Resource Available Edition Published Publisher
The Cascade District: Encyclopedia Library Book Hardcover Rev. ed. 1950 Binfords & Mort, Publishers, Portland, Ore., 1950

 

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