The People's Wharf Company owned a wharf in

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. it was part of the

Puget Sound Navigation Company The Puget Sound Navigation Company (PSNC) was founded by Charles E. Peabody in 1898. Today the company operates an international passenger and vehicle ferry service between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Victoria, British Columbia, Ca ...

which held a near-monopoly on passenger and ferry transportation on

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until 1951.

Operations

The People's Wharf Company operated the People's wharf in Port Angeles. In 1919 the dimensions of the wharf were 110 by 600 feet, with 560 feet on the deep water landing face. The depth of water at low tide at the wharf was 12 to 26 feet. The wharf was used by the

. In 1919 the company's agent in Port Angeles was L. M. Johnson, and the company's steamers calling on the wharf in that year were the ''Sol Duc'', ''Utopia'', and '' Waialeale''.Frank Waterhouse & Co., ''Pacific Ports Annual'' (Vol. 5) (1919), at pages 142-143
accessed (06-09-11) By 1929 the People's Wharf Company was owned by the Puget Sound Navigation Company. According to 1929 records, People's Wharf Company was capitalized at $25,420.10.Kline and Bayless, ''Ferryboats – A Legend on Puget Sound'', at pages 182.

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References

Frank Waterhouse & Co., ''Pacific Ports Annual'' (Vol. 5) (1919), at pages 142-143
accessed (06-09-11) * Kline, Mary S., and Bayless, G.A., ''Ferryboats -- A Legend on Puget Sound'', Bayless Books, Seattle, WA 1983 History of Clallam County, Washington Companies based in Clallam County, Washington {{US-shipping-company-stub