Manchester Kitsap County, Washington
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Manchester: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
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General information on Manchester
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Manchester
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Manchester | Official |
A Selected Bibliography of Manchester, Kitsap County, Washington
A compilation of essential readings detailing the history, geography, and culture of the region.
Manchester memories (1871-1971) by Edith Jones Hillstrom
Manchester memories (1871-1971) examines the insular pioneer settlement and maritime-dependent community development situated along the eastern shoreline of western Washington's Kitsap Peninsula. Hillstrom details how the region's formidable coastal topography—specifically the steep, heavily timbered marine bluffs, the dense, nearly impenetrable coniferous forests of the peninsula's interior, and the vital deep-water channels of Puget Sound—strictly dictated the margins of early homesteading, localized timber extraction, and inter-community transit. By mapping the transformation of this isolated coastal enclave from a remote frontier outpost into a thriving settlement entirely reliant on the regional steamboat "mosquito fleet" to bypass the rugged overland terrain, the narrative highlights how this specific coastal geography anchored the community's profound dependence on sustained maritime connectivity. Ultimately, this historical record serves as a localized spatial history, demonstrating how the severe overland isolation, vital deep-water access, and dense coastal timber of this Pacific Northwest landscape fundamentally shaped the highly resilient, water-bound character of early Manchester.
2 volumes illustrations 24 cm
Non-circulating [ 1 ]
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