The museum, located in the 1891 city hall building, features exhibits including Coast Indian artifacts, military and maritime memorabilia, Victorian furnishings, chinese history in the area, and over 5,000 photographs. Jack London supposedly spent a night in the jail in the basement, which was in use as recently as the 1950's. Call for hours and admission prices. This is just one of the many Historical Museums located throughout Washington.
Location:
540 Water Street, Port Townsend Washington 98368
Telephone
360-385-1003
Other History nearby:
(Anacortes) Anacortes History Museum
(Bainbridge Island) Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
(Snohomish) Blackman House Museum
(Bothell) Bothell Historical Museum
(Edmonds) Brackett's Feed Barn
(Seattle) Burke Museum of Natural Hist & Culture
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01/09 Coming to The Port Townsend area
Seattle Japanese Cultural Festival Seattle WA April26-28 The festival features Japanese exhibits, performances, and demonstrations. Held at the Seattle Center in the Fisher Pavilion. The annual festival began in 1976 with a gift of 1,000 cherry trees to the city of Seattle from the Japanese government to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial.
Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival Hoquiam WA April26-28 Witness the migrating shorebirds at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge and other birding hotspots in Grays Harbor County.
Northwest Folklife Festival Seattle WA May24-27 Music and dance performances, visual arts, folklore exhibits, hands-on children's activities, workshops, crafts, food, demonstrations, and more!
Berry Dairy Days Burlington WA June13-16 Fresh local strawberry shortcake, spectacular fireworks show, fabulous parades, Kiwanis Salmon BBQ, entertainment stage with live music, nostalgic Berry Cool Car Show.
Bellevue Strawberry Festival Bellevue WA June22-23 Entertainment, an auto show, vendors, food, and family fun are all highly visible parts of the festivities.
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