Glen Acres, Washington
Glen Acres is a community on Vashon Island located about two miles north of the town of Vashon.
Glen Acres | |
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 Steamer Daily at Glen Acres dock, 1916. | |
  Glen Acres Location within the state of Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′58″N 122°27′36″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
History
There was a post office at Glen Acres in 1917.[1] The area was previously known as "Vermontville" and "Aquarium". The post office changed its name to "Glen Acres" in 1914.[2] There was a dock at Glen Acres which was served in 1916 by the steamer Daily.
Notes
- Landes, Geographical Dictionary of Washington, at page 145.
- Vashonhistory.com Vashon Timeline Archived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 05-31-11)
References
- Landes, Henry, Washington Geological Survey, A geographic dictionary of Washington Lanborn Public Printers, Olympia, WA (1917) (accessed 05-31-11)
- Vashonhistory.com Vashon Timeline (accessed 05-31-11)
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