Bainbridge Island Feature
Mapped Location
Bainbridge Island: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Bainbridge Island
- Feature Type: Feature
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bainbridge Island
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bainbridge Island | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Bainbridge Island
References to Bainbridge Island that document the origin of its place name
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, in Kitsap County. The Wilkes Expedition, 1841, by discovering Agate Passage, made known the existence of the island. It was named in honor of Captain William Bainbridge, hero of the Constitution in the Java action, and one of the famous men in United States naval records.
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for Bainbridge Island, Feature
They Cast a Long Shadow. A History of the Nonwhite Races on Bainbridge Island by Brian, Ed Roberts, Bainbridge Island School District 303, WA
Written as a curriculum aid for students in the Bainbridge Island, Washington school district, this collection of stories about the Japanese, the Chinese, the Hawaiians, the Filipinos, the Vietnamese, and the American and Canadian Indians is an attempt to explain "what life is like for people who look different". The stories all relate the history of each of these ethnic groups on Bainbridge Island, an agricultural community, from the time of their arrival through the present. Accounts of individual's experiences from each group and black and white photographs are used to illustrate the stories. (PR)
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Bainbridge landings by Allen Beach
Last updated: 2017-02-12