The Harbor History Museum is a regional maritime and history museum in
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington,. The population was 12,029 at the 2020 census.
Gig Harbor is one of several cities and towns that claim to be "the gateway to the Olympic ...
,
Washington
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. It hosts exhibits on regional culture and history, and Midway Schoolhouse, a
one-room schoolhouse
One-room schools, or schoolhouses, were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and s ...
built in 1893 and moved to the museum's grounds in 2009.
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The museum acquired its current ][ location on downtown Gig Harbor's Harborview Drive with a $1.5 million gift from a Gig Harbor family. The museum opened there in 2010.][
In late 2014, the museum board announced it would host more local cultural events including monthly music concerts in 2015.
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The ''Shenandoah'' Restoration Project
The museum is restoring a wooden fishing boat, the ''Shenandoah'', that worked the San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of ...
from 1925 until it was donated to the museum in 2000 by the vessel's owner, Tony Janovich.[
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References
External links
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*Historic American Engineering Record
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(HAER) documentation, filed under Gig Harbor, Pierce County, WA:
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Gig Harbor, Washington
Historic American Engineering Record in Washington (state)
History museums in Washington (state)
2010 establishments in Washington (state)
Maritime museums in Washington (state)
Museums in Pierce County, Washington
Museums established in 2010
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