Anderson Island History

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1 Introduction
  2 Formation - 15,000 BC (2 min)
  3 Native Americans (3 min)
  4 Discovery 1792-1840     (tap to play all 3 segments. 6 min)
  4.1 Capt. Vancouver Discovers Puget Sound 1792 (3 min)
  4.2 Fort Nisqually 1838 (1 min)
  4.3 Wilkes Expedition 1838-1842 (2 min)
  5 Early Claims 1850-1870     (tap to play all 3 segments. 5 min)
  5.1 Leander Wallace 1846 (1 min)
  5.2 The Donations Land Act and Nathaniel Orr 1854 (2 min)
  5.3 The Treaty Wars 1855-56 (1 min)
  6 First Settlers 1870-1890     (tap to play all 5 segments. 9 min)
  6.1 Christensens 1870 (2½ min)
  6.2 Ekenstams 1877 (1 min)
  6.3 Johnsons 1881, Pettersens 1882 (3 min)
  6.4 First School 1882. (1½ min)
  6.5 Settlers Trickle In 1885-1900. (1½ min)
  7 Settlement 1890-1920     (tap to play all 5 segments. 11 min)
  7.1 Settlement 1890-1920 (1½ min)
  7.2 Logging & Farming (2 min)
  7.4 The Cemetary (3 min)
  7.3 Mosquito Fleet 1870-1930 (2 min)
  7.5 McNeil Island 1884-1936 (2½ min)
  8 Community 1920-1960     (tap to play all 5 segments. 10 min)
  8.0 Community (1 min)
  8.1 Community Club (2 min)
  8.2 Phones (2 min)
  8.3 Schools (2½ min)
  8.4 Stores (3½ min)
9 Population Boom 1960-Today     (tap to play all 5 segments. 12 min)
  9.1 I Don't Want Anything to Change (1 min)
  9.2 Electricity 1961 (1½ min)
  9.3 The Riviera 1966 (2 min)
  9.4 Ferries 1924-Today (4 min)
  9.5 The Historical Society 1975-Today (3 min)

4/10/21 RFB