Triton (steamboat)
The steamboat ''Triton'' was a passenger ferry that operated on Lake Washington in the first part of the 20th century. Construction ''Triton'' was launched in May 1909 at the Anderson Shipyard on the eastern shore of Lake Washington at Houghton, Washington, Houghton. She was 78 feet long and had a beam of 18 feet. Her displacement was listed as 49 gross tons. She had a 180 horsepower steam engine which was oil-fired. ''Triton'' was built by John L. Anderson (shipbuilder), Captain John Anderson to join his fleet of steamboats on Lake Washington, operating under the name of the Anderson Steamboat Company. Her original cost was reported as $20,000. “Triton (mythology), Triton” was the Roman name a god reputed to be the son of Poseidon who was called the “messenger of the deep". Captain Anderson named his vessels after classical gods, starting with ''Xanthus'' and ''Cyrene''. ''Triton'' was a sister ship to ''Aquilo (steamboat), Aquilo'', which was also launched in May ...
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King County, Washington
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the state's most populous city. King County is one of three Washington counties that are included in the Seattle– Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan statistical area. (The others are Snohomish County to the north, and Pierce County to the south.) About two-thirds of King County's population lives in Seattle's suburbs. History When Europeans arrived in the region that would become King County, it was inhabited by several Coast Salish groups. Villages around the site that would become Seattle were primarily populated by the Duwamish people. The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe occupied the area that would become eastern King County. The Green River and White River were home for the Muckleshoot tribal groups. In the first winter after the Denny Party lande ...
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