Electric Railway Era in Northwest Washington 1890-1930 by Daniel Turbeville - Puget Sound - Whatcom County - Skagit County

Title: The Electric Railway Era in Northwest Washington 1890-1930

Author: Daniel E. Turbeville III

Description: Light wear and toning to covers. Light crease on spine. Pages clean. Many maps and illustrations from historic photographs. Extensive bibliography. xi, 199 pp. 8.75 x 6 inches. Published as the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies' Occasional Paper #12.

A meticulously researched study of the electric railroad era in Northwest Washington, and providing an economic history of the region and its historical geography. The first volume of its kind to make extensive use of the voluminous collection of business records that comprise the Puget Sound Power and Light Company Collection (which includes records of more than forty companies). Primarily covered are the railways of the city of Bellingham and Whatcom and Skagit counties.

Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good

Publisher: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University
Place: Bellingham, WA
Year: 1978

Language: English

ISBN: n/a

Keywords: history, railroads, Washington state, historical geography, Puget Sound, Bellingham, interurban, Whatcom County, Skagit County,