Arcadia, Washington is an

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, which is located on southwest

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on a point of land which extends between Hammersley Inlet on the north and

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on the south. It is situated between

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and

Shelton, Washington Shelton is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Washington, United States. Shelton is the westernmost city on Puget Sound. The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census. Shelton has a council–manager form of government and was the ...

History

Two steamboats are reported to have been built at Arcadia, the ''Arcadia'' (built 1889, 40 tons), and ''Biz'' (built 1881, , 80 gross tons).

References

* Findlay, Jean Cammon, and Paterson, Robin, ''Mosquito Fleet of South Puget Sound'', Arcadia Publishing (2008) . * Newell, Gordon R., ''Ships of the Inland Sea -- The Story of the Puget Sound Steamboats'', Binford & Mort (2d Ed. 1960)
Wright, E.W., ''Lewis & Dryden's Marine history of the Pacific Northwest'', Lewis & Dryden Printing Co., Portland, OR (1895)
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