Port Townsend From The Bell Tower

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Port Townsend From The Bell Tower

Artist

Connie Fox

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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo

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ONE OF MY SOLD IMAGES

A portion of the Historic District in the charming 19th century town of Port Townsend, Washington, located in Jefferson County, at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula on the north shore of Washington. Photographed near the Bell Tower. The red brick building at the far left is known as the Hastings Building, which bears the embossed name N.D. Hill near the roofline at the angled corner seen here. You will find other images of the Hastings Building in my Port Townsend collection.

The population of Port Townsend is approximately nine thousand. Its area is about nine square miles, some of which is water. According to Wikipedia: In addition to its natural scenery at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend is known for the many Victorian buildings remaining from its late 19th-century heyday, numerous annual cultural events, and as a maritime center for independent boat-builders and related industries and crafts. The Port Townsend Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.

By the late 19th century, Port Townsend was a well-known seaport, very active and banking on the future. Many homes and buildings were built during that time, most in an ornate Victorian architectural style.

With the other Puget Sound ports growing in size, Port Townsend saw a rapid decline in population when the Northern Pacific Railroad failed to connect the city to the eastern Puget Sound city of Tacoma. By the late 1890s, the boom was over. Without the railroad to spur economic growth, the town shrank and investors looked elsewhere to make a good return.

Since the 1970s new residents, including many retirees, have moved to town. The waterfront retail district has restaurants, services, and tourist destinations.

Copyright 2013 Connie Steitz Fox
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FEATURED in Your Best Work and Beauty Captured, October 2013. Featured again in October 2019 on the homepages of these groups: Images That Excite You, Just Perfect, Nikon Full-Frame Cameras, USA Photographers Only, and Cityscapes of the World; No Place Like Home, November 2019; Ocean Photography, November 2022..

SOLD October 14, 2019, as a 24" x 18" framed print toy a buyer in Alpharetta, Georgia. Thank you for choosing my work!

Port Townsend From the Bell Tower
Landscape, cityscape, and waterscape photo by Connie Fox

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September 28th, 2013

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