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At six o'clock the fleet was off Port Angeles in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Here the pilot came aboard the Connecticut, who was to guide the First Squadron to Bellingham Bay. The Second Squadron divided with Rear Admiral Emory taking the Third Division, (Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, and Missouri) to Port Angeles, and Fourth Division going to Port Townsend. The visit to Port Townsend included: Wisconsin, Illinois, Kearsarge, and Kentucky would last 2-days.
The Northwest
At left is a nice photograph provided by Brown & Shaffer from my collection on this site. From my experience on Puget Sound this picture looks like they are heading east towards the mountains putting them up along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
In 1908 this part of the Olympic peninsula was logging country and much of it had been clear cut. The few trees that are shown here would be the stragglers left behind.
may 22, 1908 port townsend, washington
Port Townsend, Washington is about 15 miles from my home, and is not much bigger today then it was back in 1908 when the fleet visited. This is the only card I have found from the visit of the fleet. This one from Fred Freitsch, USS Illinois to Mr. Fred Storm of Long Island, NY. "Arrived at this Port yesterday. I will leave tomorrow for Seattle, Washington." The other cards sent by Fred can be found by following this link.
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