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GREENWOOD-044 Front
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- c. 1921 (Creation)
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- View of the serene lake at the foot of forested mountains. Lake Crescent, located in the Olympic National Park area, is 10 miles long and over 600 feet deep. It was originally called "Lake Everett" before being rechristened in 1890 by the citizens of nearby Port Crescent. Carved out by glaciers, this is one of the deepest lakes in Washington State, and has the appearance of a fjord. Prior to the completion of the Olympic Highway in 1922, the lake was used as a transportation link between Port Townsend and the northwest Olympic Peninsula, and was travelled by steamboat.
- Printed on front: Lake Crescent, Clallam County, Wash.