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Named by English explorer Captain George Vancouver in 1792, Port Townsend did not attract its first settlers until 1851. However, by the 1880s the town had become an important shipping port and was expected to grow into one of the most important cities on the West Coast. Port Townsend felt that it was the logical end of the line for the transcontinental railroad that was pushing westward in the 1880s; and based on the certainty of a railroad connection, real estate speculation and development boomed. Merchants and investors erected mercantile palaces along Water Street and elaborate Victorian homes on the bluff above the wharf district. However, the railroad never arrived. Tacoma got the rails, and Port Townsend got the shaft.
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Palace Hotel Port Townsend
1004 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368 Map Distance: 0.2 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Inn at Langley
400 First Street PO Box 835
Langley, WA 98260 Map Distance: 17.1 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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Tides Inn
1807 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368 Map Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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AttractionsFort Worden State Park
P.O. Box 42650
Olympia, Washington 98504-2650 Distance: 1.2 mi. (from destination center) Description: Fort Worden State Park covers 433 acres with 11,000 feet of saltwater shoreline on Admiralty Inlet... Read More
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Jetty Island
Everett, Washington
Distance: 25.7 mi. (from destination center) Description: Following a warm day, windsurfers should expect the "five o'clock chop," when the wind picks up at... Read More
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Spencer Spit State Park
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Distance: 29.2 mi. (from destination center) Description: Named for the sand split shaped by wind and tide, Spencer Spit State Park is a 138-acre marine park... Read More
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