On Commercial Avenue north of 9th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Wife of City of Anacortes founder,
Amos Bowman
Lisa Liedgren, Artist
Mural based on image courtesy of Anacortes Museum
(Wallie Funk Collection - 1890) — — Map (db m74001) HM
On 8th Street near M Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The late, great, rich & powerful
Andrew Carnegie:
A real man of steel
Born 1835 in Scotland
came to USA 1848.
Was a bobbin-boy, clerk
telegraph & newspaper guy,
built bridges, made iron,
near monopolized steel.
Wrote books & . . . — — Map (db m74358) HM
One of the one hundred immortals D.S.C. 6795.
This park is dedicated to the honored memory of the brave sons of Fidalgo, Guemes, Decatur and Cypress Islands who at the call of their country entered the service and gave their lives in the Great . . . — — Map (db m74363) WM
On 8th Street at N Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 8th Street.
John Bapiste LePage (1857-1939), the French-Canadian artist and architect, designed this unique memorial park and supervised its construction by local volunteers. Great Northern Railroad donated the park site, and costs were paid by contributors . . . — — Map (db m74362) HM
On R Avenue north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Great Northern Depot was built in 1911 at 7th & R & served as a depot until 1973. This photo of the north side shows a steam engine, people on the platform, horse-&-buggy "hacks" for hire &, in the background, the original Methodist . . . — — Map (db m74122) HM
On 11th Street at O Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 11th Street.
Captain Blackwood's Handsome Launch. Plying Between Bellingham and Anacortes. Two Trips Daily. The Handsomest and Most Commodius and Sea Worthy Boat of the Kind on Puget Sound. 1907 — — Map (db m74360) HM
On R Avenue north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A skipper and crew of up to 14 lived and worked on the W.T. Preston. River maintenance skills were cultivated and passed to the next generation. A diligent fireman could earn a license and work up to engineer. Deckhands were promoted to . . . — — Map (db m74110) HM
On 8th Street at M Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 8th Street.
Dedicated to the public
in memory of
Miss Carrie M. White,
Third President of W.C.T.U.
of Washington Territory,
and First President
of Anacortes W.C.T.U.,
by the members thereof. — — Map (db m74317) HM
On 8th Street at M Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 8th Street.
Born 1864 • Maine to Washington 1890
A Teacher • 1st Librarian at
Anacortes Public Library, 1910
Mrs. Howard lived in the neighborhood
& walked to work • Retired '39 — — Map (db m74316) HM
On Commercial Avenue at 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Commercial Avenue.
had a market here 1922-57
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Paul Luvera Sr. Memorial Highway
An Italian immigrant who exemplified the fulfillment of the American dream, Paul N. Luvera, Sr.'s life . . . — — Map (db m74088) HM
On R Avenue north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The W.T. Preston's steam-powered engines were first installed on the Swinomish in 1914, then transferred with most of the machinery to the new wood-hulled W.T. Preston in 1929, and to her steel-hulled replacement in 1939. . . . — — Map (db m74112) HM
THE NATURAL DYNAMIC
Ship Harbor was formed by natural forces over thousands of years. It is maintained as a natural landform by the continued dynamic balance of these same forces. Preservation of this area requires that physical, chemical, . . . — — Map (db m74126) HM
On R Avenue north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
By 1882, Puget Sound's rivers were served by hundreds of steam paddlewheelers with such shallow drafts people joked they could "float on a heavy dew." Because their flat-bottomed hulls were easily punctured by submerged stumps and debris, . . . — — Map (db m74108) HM
World War II
Barney Marvin Allen • Phillip Olander Allen • Robert Lee Allen • Rodger D. Andrews • John Walter Barber • Arthur D. Blackrud • Archie Eugene Brown • Kenneth G. Detwiler • William J. Dwelley • Patrick H. George • Albert James . . . — — Map (db m74364) WM
