Pier 1, Seattle

Pier 1, Seattle, Washington
	Pier 1 circa 1915
Type	Shipping pier and warehouse
Locale	Seattle, Washington
Owner	Northern Pacific Railway
Total length	840 ft (256.0 m)
Width	100 ft (30.5 m)

Pier 1 in Seattle, Washington was an important shipping terminal.

Location

Pier 1 was located at the foot of Washington Street. Pier 1 was immediately to the north of Pier A and immediately to the south of Pier 2.[1]

History

In 1917, Pier 1 was owned by the Northern Pacific Railway, and operated bv the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, the Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co., and the Port Angeles Transportation Co. Pier 1 measured 840 by 120 feet (256 by 37 m), and had a warehouse measuring 840 by 100 feet (256 by 30 m), with a cargo capacity of 20,000 tons. Twenty (20) railway cars could be loaded on the racks that were on the pier, which was equipped with adjustable slips. In 1917, Pier 1 was equipped with then-modern waiting rooms and offices. The pier was also the headquarters of the port warden. The depth of water at Pier 1 was 40 feet (12 m) at low tide.[1]

Notes

Beaton, Welford, ed. Frank Waterhouse & Company's Pacific Ports: A Commercial Geography (1917), at pages 27 to 37. (accessed 06-09-11)

References

Beaton, Welford, ed. Frank Waterhouse & Company's Pacific Ports: A Commercial Geography (1917) (accessed 06-09-11).
State of Washington, Public Utilities Comm'n, Third Annual Report (covering the period from Dec. 1, 1912 to Nov. 30, 1913), Vol. 3, at page 199. (accessed 06-09-11)

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[Waterhouse_27-1] Beaton, Welford, ed. Frank Waterhouse & Company's Pacific Ports: A Commercial Geography (1917), at pages 27 to 37. (accessed 06-09-11)