Images of America- Tacoma's Waterfront Large Sailing Charts Edition Date: 28-Nov-2003

Edition Date: 28-Nov-2003

With clear illustrations and simple explanations

Author: Iain Oughtred

Pages: 170

It is a popular yachting destination and is the largest boating harbor north of Boston

Images of America- Tacoma's Waterfront Large Sailing Charts Edition Date: 28-Nov-2003For more than 150 years, the activity on and around Commencement Bay since the 1840s, when Charles Wilkes first named it, to the present day has been a barometer for measuring Tacoma's maritime and industrial growth and development. Wilkes's early exploration assured the inclusion of Puget Sound within the boundaries of the United States following negotiations with Great Britain in 1846. Drawn to the deep waters of the south shore of the bay, the