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North-end dock was once lined with wood for the Mosquito Fleet | Time & Again
The first dock at the north end of Vashon, like most of the docks on Vashon, was built…
Bruce Haulman and Terry Donnelly
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Site of popular park and beach has served many purposes
Originally named Hammersmark Landing after Thorkeld Hammersmark — who homesteaded there in 1883 and had a float anchored…
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Lights have guided boats past the point for over a century | Time & Again
Point Robinson marks the halfway point between Seattle and Tacoma and is the most eastward point in the…
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Time and Again: Inn at Magnolia Beach attracted early Vashon tourists
The Marjesira Inn at Magnolia Beach, just south of Burton, represents a past when Vashon was a summer…
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Vashon YMCA transformed to keep up with Hollywood
Vashon has had a theater since the early part of the 20th century. In 1904, the YMCA built…
Arts
Burton blossomed with the help of a young businessman
Miles Hatch, an early and energetic settler and developer, named the town of Burton in 1892, after his…
Arts
The Hardware Store building serves over a century of history
As The Hardware Store Restaurant celebrates its fifth anniversary, the building it sits in turns 120 years old…
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Time&Again: Points Robinson and Heyer were once both rich tidal marshes
Point Heyer — better known to Islanders as KVI Beach after KVI Radio purchased the Vashon sand spit…
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Vashon Community Care property has storied history | Time & Again
The property where the bustling Vashon Community Care Center now sits has gone through a series of transformations…
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Time&Again: Dockton’s ‘Piano Row’ reflects Vashon’s maritime history
In 1891, the largest dry dock on the West Coast was moved to what would later become Dockton.
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Time&Again: Quartermaster Yacht Club sprang from humble beginning
Quartermaster Yacht Club was formed in 1948. The first facility was a short dock and float for landing…
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Time&Again: Community church has been an anchor in Burton for a century
Burton was founded in 1892 by Miles Hatch and named after Burton Township, where he was born in…