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First opened in 1974, it was the first full-time, professionally staffed, and local authority funded Irish local museum. [1] The museum was housed in Monaghan Courthouse in the centre of Monaghan town until a fire in 1981, which gutted the building. After rescuing the collections, the museum was moved for a period to St Macartan's College.
South Puget Sound is the southern reaches of Puget Sound in Southwest Washington, in the United States' Pacific Northwest. It is one of five major basins encompassing the entire Sound, and the shallowest basin, with a mean depth of 37 meters (121 ft). [ 1][ 2] Exact definitions of the region vary: [ a] the state's Department of Fish and ...
History - Local. website, located in a 1908 schoolhouse. Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. Bainbridge Island. Kitsap. Puget Sound. Contemporary Arts. website, The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art is an educational institution whose mission is to engage a diverse population with the art and craft of our region and our time. Bellevue Arts Museum.
Current NHLs in Washington. The table below lists the 24 Washington sites (including one that spans the Washington- Oregon state line) that are currently designated as National Historic Landmarks, along with descriptions and other details. / 47.635°N 122.3275°W / 47.635; -122.3275 ( ADVENTURESS (Schooner)) Built in 1913 as a yacht ...
Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, and is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States (it is the only U.S. state named after a president). Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as ...
Lake Washington. / 47.617°N 122.267°W / 47.617; -122.267 ( Lake Washington) Lake Washington ( Lushootseed: x̌ačuʔ) [ 3][ a] is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. [ 4] It is the largest lake in King County and the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington, after Lake ...
Mount Olympus, at 7,980 feet (2,430 m), is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is also a central feature of Olympic National Park. Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains; however, peaks such as Mount Constance and The ...
The U.S. state of Washington has 39 counties. The Provisional Government of Oregon established Vancouver and Lewis Counties in 1845 in unorganized Oregon Country, extending from the Columbia River north to 54°40′ north latitude. After the region was organized within the Oregon Territory with the current northern border of 49° north ...