My Final Project Topic

What:

Lighthouses of the Pacific Northwest/ Washington.

Why:

I love lighthouses. I think there is a lot of history behind each one of them and are extremely beautiful!

When/ History:

This is the Dungeness Spit lighthouse is Sequim, Washington along the coast. It was named the "New Dungeness" by Captain George Vancouver because it reminded him of Dungeness Point on England's coast. Since 1600 Dungeness Point's light has guided mariners around the ocean.

Dungeness Spit in Sequim is one the the longest in the world stretching over 6 miles and unable to be seen from far away. My dad and I have hiked to the Spit on three different occasions while on camping trips with my family.

Just a short sample of a great project in the making!!!

Picture: Lighthousefriends.com

Retreating glaciers

Retreating glaciers create Puget Sound and Grand Coulee as the Ice Age ends about 15, 000 years ago.

What: I am nominating the retreating glaciers creating Puget Sound and Grand Coulee Damn!

When: 15,000 years ago, right around the time of the Ice Age

Why: Without Puget Sound the Northwest would never be what it is today and many of the events that have happened, like its discovery, would never have occurred.

Field Trip # 2

Today, July 13, 2009, Professor Bill Youngs, Keith, Cole, April, and Kelly Lukey journeyed to an extremely rad museum in downtown Seattle; the Klondike Gold Rush Museum. After lunch at Maggie's Bluff (HAHA!! :) and some exciting history and research time we headed to the car and drove on. The museum displays the struggles and hardships that the men, women, and children went through during these turbulent times. Old shoes, women's dresses, satchels, and wallets give you a sense of history and a feel for the times. Voices saying "Extra, Extra, get your times" speak around us, along with chiming bells as we walked through the doors and old pictures and paper clippings cover the walls. "After years of struggling through a depression, the people of the nation were intrigued by the possibility of riches" (nps.gov). This museum and our trip helped bring the Gold Rush to life. It was a fun day! Pictures coming soon!!!!!!!!!!

1st Recorded Earthquake in Puget Sound

What: Earthquake Shakes Puget Sound on June 29, 1833.

Date: June 29, 1833, William Tolmie February 3, 1812- December 8, 1886.

Summary: On June 29, 1833 William Tolmie witnesses something extraordinary, the first recorded earthquake in the Puget sound region. Tolmie, a Hudson's Bay Company officer in charge of Fort Nisqually, recorded these events in his journal. Tolmie and three others were out reviewing land when the earthquake happened and when they returned they realized it had been felt at home too. The Indians had their own take on things..."'The chief's [Heron's] medicine is strong, He has gone up the hill to shake the grounds.'" This event is important because the first recorded earthquake of the Puget Sound is a big deal. Earthquakes often kill many people and luckily this one did not.

In August of that same year Tolmie traveled on a botany adventure and discovered a new species of saxifrage, which is now called, Tolmie's saxifrage. Tolmie's Peak in Mount Rainier National Park is also named after him.

Sources: HistoryLink.org & Wikipedia.com