History:

 

 

Early History: In 1774, Juan Perez commanded the first Spanish expedition to explore the northwest coast. He came to what is now known as Westport later on in his journey. In 1792, Spain established the first non-Indian settlement in Washington . This settlement was at Neah Bay . From 1805-1806, Lewis and Clark went through Washington , and stayed on the coast at Fort Clatsop .

Later History: In 1889, Washington became the 42nd state in the United States . Also in 1991 off the coast of Cape Flattery , The Tenyo Maru ship crashed into another ship with about 354,800 gallons of intermediate fuel, and 97,800 gallons of diesel aboard.

 

Geography:

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   Washington  Coast--south of the Olympic Peninsula and west of the Cascades, this coastal flatland contains areas of densely forested hills. Hotter in the summers, and colder in the winters than Puget Sound, this area depends on fishing and timber, with sea and river ports and large factories rising in the area.

 

Demographics

-                     Population

-                     67,134

-                     Per capita income

-                     16,799

-                     Primary Industries

-                     Secondary Industries

-                     Tertiary Industries

-                     Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining (7.3%)

-         Construction (7.7%)

-         Manufacturing (12.5%)

-                     Immigration

-         German – 12,132

-         Irish – 7,824

-         English 7,716

-         U.S. or American – 6,032

-         Norwegian – 4,170

Places to Visit

  

http://www.nwcoast.com/washington.asp

http://www.tourism.wa.gov

http://www.darcnw.noaa.gov/tenyo.htm

 

Culture

 

In the early times of the coast, many Indian tribes lived there before any white men and women did. A few tribes that lived there were the Quinalt, the Queets, The Copalis, and the Humptulips. Much earlier than this, actually around 11,000 B.P., The Clovis people inhabited the Washington Coast . Many other cultures have lived on the coast because of it’s rich resource of marine life. 
Questions

 

1.  What is your name? 

2.  Who commanded the first Spanish expedition to the Northwest? 

3.  In what year did Washington become a state? 

4.  What are two of the major features of the Coast's geography? 

5.  At what time period did the people of the Clovis culture first inhabit the coast area? 

 

 

Image Credits

http://www.tourism.wa.gov

http://www.nwcoast.com/washington.asp

Map

 

“Port Discovery, already mentioned as a perfectly safe and convenient harbor, has its outer points 1 Ύ miles asunder, bearing from each other S. 63 W. and N. 63 E.; its entrance is situated in latitude 48° 7’ longitude 237° 20 ½’, whence the port first takes a direction s. 30 E. about 8 miles, and then terminates S.W. by W. about a league further. If it lies under any disadvantage, it is in its great depth of water; in which respect, however, we found no inconvenience, as the bottom was exceedingly good holding ground, and free from rocks.” – Captain George Vancouver