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Battleship Island (Washington)

Battleship Island is a 3-acre (12,000 m2) island just off the northwest tip of Henry Island, in the San Juan Archipelago. The entire island is a Washington State bird sanctuary. The name is derived from the resemblance that the island and its trees have to a ship with masts, particularly when viewed at a distance from the east or west. It was originally named by the Wilkes Expedition (1838-1842) as Morse Island and appeared as such on nautical charts for decades. In the 1920s, according to the United States Board on Geographic Names, citing a local authority's letter: "Morse Island...presents such a remarkable likeness to a modern battleship in its appearance, that it is locally known by no other name than Battleship Is ... which appears in all the local advertising literature, and is so strikingly appropriate that it is very doubtful if any other name will ever come into common usage." The island was even briefly mistaken by a U.S. warship to be a real British battleship in 1904. Its name officially was changed to Battleship Island around 1930. See also Islands portal Pacific Northwest portal References
Bear Lake (King County, Washington)

Der Bear Lake ist ein See im King County im US-Bundesstaat Washington. Er befindet sich unweit vom Oberlauf des Taylor River. Er kann vom Deer Lake aus über 1,1 km wandernd über den „Snoqualmie Lake Trail“ erreicht werden, welcher schließlich in das Einzugsgebiet des East Fork Miller River wechselt und den Lake Dorothy erreicht. Der Abfluss des Sees stürzt nach Verlassen des Bear Lake über einen kleinen Wasserfall, welcher vom Deer Lake aus zu sehen sein soll. Einzelnachweise
Bear Lake (Washington)

Bear Lake is a lake in King County in Washington, United States. It is the source of the Taylor River. The lake can be reached by hiking 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from Deer Lake along the Snoqualmie Lake Trail which eventually traverses into the Miller River system and reaches the shore of Lake Dorothy. The lake is located just upstream from Deer Lake. The Taylor River actually drops over a small waterfall after exiting the lake which is said to be visible from across Deer Lake. See also List of lakes in Washington References
Beaver Lake (King County, Washington)

Beaver Lake is a 79-acre (0.3 km2) lake completely within the city limits of Sammamish, Washington. The Beaver Lake watershed is 1,043 acres (4.2 km2); the mean depth is 21 feet (6.4 m), and the maximum depth is 50 feet (15 m). Beaver Lake is actually a chain of one main and two smaller lakes, with the main lake getting the bulk of the recreation focus. Beaver Lake is part of a chain of three lakes: Long Lake, Beaver Lake, and a third unnamed lake, 4 miles (6.4 km) East of Lake Sammamish. It is drained by Laughing Jacobs Creek, a tributary of Lake Sammamish. There is public access via Beaver Lake Park, located at the southwest corner of the lake. Boaters are not allowed to use gasoline motors, but fishing is still a popular recreational activity on the lake. The boat launch site is not located within the Park, but rather via a WDFD water access site. The lake is also used for the swimming leg of the annual Beaver Lake Triathlon, which starts in the park. Ecology Beaver Lake has been historically a habitat for beavers, from which it was named. Beaver Lake "may soon need a name change" because flooding of some homeowner's docks, has prompted the Sammamish Parks and Recreation Department to obtain an emergency permit from the Washington Department of Ecology to relocate a family of beavers (Castor canadensis) that built a dam on Laughing Jacobs Creek, raising the lake's level. Beaver have been shown to increase salmon and trout abundance and size in several ways: their ponds recharge water tables which replenish stream flows in the dry season, provide critical habitat for young salmonids, and remove sediment loads from streams. Contrary to popular myth, most beaver dams do not pose barriers to trout and salmon migration, although they may be restricted seasonally during periods of low stream flows. Insect, invertebrate, fish, mammal, and bird diversity are also expanded. Water levels behind beaver dams can be controlled easily with flow devices such as a Beaver Deceiver. In fact, a 2006 survey found that trapping as a solution to beaver problems had a 79% failure rate within two years due to re-settlement by new beavers. Fishing Beaver Lake is heavily fished by locals. Many trout are caught from shore, but it is best for any species with a boat. Trout are found mostly in the main and larger sister lake. Bass are caught consistently in Beaver's many lily pads and fallen timber areas, and are abundant in the smaller, shallower sister lake. Perch are found all over, and dropping a worm under a dock produces many of them. Beaver Lake The other Beaver Lake in King County is at 47°15′42″N 122°00′7″W, Elevation: 699 feet (213 m) References General references External links WDFW - Water Access Sites - Beaver Lake - Boat lunch information
Beaver Lake Park (Washington)

Beaver Lake Park is a 54-acre (220,000 m2) park located on the southwest corner of Beaver Lake in the city of Sammamish, Washington. It offers public access to the lake, fishing areas, a picnic shelter, a baseball field, an off leash dog park, trails, play structures, barbecue grills, and the necessities. (e.g.bathrooms, parking, etc.) The park is also home to a pavilion and the Lodge at Beaver Lake, which has traditional Native American totem poles and story poles carved by Tsimshian artist David A. Boxley[1], and hosts weddings, receptions, and dinners. In October, the park is host to the annual "Nightmare at Beaver Lake," a huge and elaborate haunted house-type attraction, which benefits charitable projects sponsored by the local Sammamish Rotary [2] which is part of Rotary International Rotary Club. The park has also hosted the Annual Beaver Lake Triathlon since 1994. The park used to be owned and maintained by King County, but the park was transferred, effective January 1, 2003, to the City of Sammamish due to county budget shortfalls caused by state tax revolt. External links Beaver Lake Park Nightmare at Beaver Lake
Beebe Bridge

The Beebe Bridge ( BEE-bee) is a two-lane, steel through arch bridge crossing the Columbia River at Chelan Falls, Washington. Located three miles east of Lake Chelan, the bridge is part of U.S. Route 97 and averages 5000 vehicle crossings per day. The Beebe Bridge is 1,040 feet (320 m) long with a deck width of 26 feet (7.9 m), supporting one lane of traffic in each direction and 3-foot (0.91 m) sidewalks on either side. It is one of three "Continuous-steel through-truss tied-arch" bridges in the state. The Blue Bridge over the Columbia in the Tri-Cities, and the Elmer Huntley Bridge over the Snake are of the same design. Seismically retrofitted in 2000, the Beebe Bridge was considered to be in very good condition following its last structural safety inspection in 2007. In 1959, WSDOT began construction of the current bridge, which was opened in June 1963 at a cost of $1,120,000. History The bridge is named after The Beebe Orchard Company which built the first bridge in 1919. It was a reinforced concrete tower suspension bridge over the Columbia River at Chelan Falls to carry irrigation water in two 12-inch water flumes from springs on the west side to their orchards on the east side of the river. The Beebe Bridge was the first suspension bridge in Washington State. It was completed at a cost of $75,000, and at the time, it was the largest privately built and owned bridge in the world. By 1947, the Beebe Orchard Company was the state's largest apple growing enterprise operated by a single family. Although not originally intended for public vehicle crossing, the historic bridge's 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) wooden-deck roadway aided in fruit transport and helped the company recoup the cost of extending the water pipeline by instituting crossing tolls. Although the water flumes were removed in 1926, the private toll bridge remained in use until it was replaced by the current state bridge in 1963. The state began construction of the present bridge in 1959 and had completed the piers before the reservoir behind Rocky Reach Dam, also known as Lake Entiat, inundated the site. During continued construction, legal maneuvering by the orchard company brought the project to a halt for over a year. The Beebe Orchard Company finally agreed to accept a one-time payment of $4,000 for its property and interests. The old suspension bridge was dismantled, but its concrete towers were left in place and can still be seen just downstream of the new span. August 2009 closure On August 31, 2009, a semi-truck collision severely damaged the Beebe Bridge's steel trusses and beams, forcing its closure. Traffic was detoured to U.S. Route 97A. The bridge was repaired and reopened on October 9, 2009, at a cost of $1.5 million. Images See also Transport portal Engineering portal United States portal List of crossings of the Columbia River References External links Beebe Bridge Closure - WSDOT WSDOT Beebe Bridge Repair Photoblog - WSDOT
Capitol Hill Branch Library

The Capitol Hill Branch is a branch of the Seattle Public Library in the Capitol Hill, Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. The original library, located at Harvard Avenue and Republican Street, opened in 1954 and was named the Susan J. Henry Branch at the request of its benefactor. The Henry Branch was demolished in 2001 and the modern Capitol Hill Branch was opened at the same location in 2003. History The original site of the library was formerly Emma Baillargeon Stimson's large home, whose purchase was partly funded by the sale of another Capitol Hill property donated in 1934 to the city by two sons of Horace Chapin Henry and Susan J. Henry. Both Henry and Stimson families were early Seattle businesspeople and philanthropists, and Emma Stimson was granddaughter of John Collins, another wealthy businessperson and one of the first mayors of Seattle. A new building designed by NBBJ opened as the Susan J. Henry Branch on August 26, 1954. The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (then the Library for the Blind and serving Washington, Montana and Alaska) was housed in the building's basement until 1973. The citywide "Libraries for All" initiative was approved by voters in 1998, funding the replacement of older and smaller libraries, including the Henry Branch. In October 1999, after two public meetings, the Seattle Library Board voted to build a new branch on the current site of the Henry Branch. The Library Board rejected an offer from a private developer that sought to put the new library branch in a mixed-use development at Broadway and 10th Avenue East, after public opposition to the 65-foot (20 m) height of the building. The Henry Branch closed on November 3, 2001, and was demolished. A new $5 million building designed by Cutler Anderson Architects opened on the same site on May 31, 2003. Under city regulations, new libraries could not be named for individuals so it was named Capitol Hill Branch. In its first year, the new library handled 58 percent more patrons compared to the old branch. Architecture and construction The 21st-century building incorporates a green wall on a steel mesh trellis and other calming features visible from the unobstructed interior with large glass expanses and south light. The exterior mortar joints are trowel struck to give the exterior a monolithic appearance. The basement has an 18-stall parking garage. The design team, led by Ray Johnston and James Cutler, described the building as a reflection of the urban corridor of Broadway as well as the wooded residential areas of the neighborhood. References Further reading Landmark Nomination of the Susan J. Henry Branch Library for the Seattle Public Library, Seattle, Washington. Seattle: BOLA Architecture + Planning. 2000. item 2028606030, call number 363.69097 B637Lh. Seattle Public Library main branch in-library viewing only External links Official website
Washington State University Everett

Washington State University Everett (WSU Everett) is a campus of Washington State University in Everett, Washington. The land-grant research university was founded in 1890 and the Washington State Legislature approved funding for WSU to expand to Snohomish County in 2011. The campus began with a 95,000-square foot building costing $64 million. The campus was founded in 2014, and courses began in late 2017. History Prior to its establishment, regional administrators and politicians had been working to establish a 4-year university in Snohomish County for 23 years. Since 1941, the primary source of higher education in the county was Everett Community College, serving over 19,000 students annually. Washington State University's expansion into Everett aimed to train engineers for the local aerospace and high-tech industries, particularly in Snohomish, Island and Skagit counties. The campus officially opened in June 2017, with students beginning coursework in Fall 2017 Semester. WSU Everett recorded 222 enrolled undergraduate students for its Fall 2017 Semester, a 17.5% jump from the 189 enrolled the year prior. There is a 91.1 percent graduation rate. Campus The main building is a 4 story, 95,000-square-foot (8,800 m2) structure that cost $64.6 million to build. The building includes a roof with 80 kilowatt photovoltaic solar panels. The land is owned by Everett Community College. The campus does not possess its own independent library and currently shares many of its resources with the neighboring Everett Community College. Everett Community College owns the land. In 2018, WSU entered into an agreement with the Everett Housing Authority to purchase the 15-acre (6.1 ha) Baker Heights housing complex for construction of an expanded campus. The agreement was cancelled in 2021 after WSU scaled back its expansion plans. Having received a two-year allocation of $10 million from the 2019 state budget for land acquisition, the state legislature allowed a two-year extension to the allocation in finding and purchasing an alternate site after the Baker Heights deal fell through, but WSU let the allocation lapse in March 2023 after failing to find a suitable one within budget by the end of the extension. Student life Opportunities for civic engagement by students include a local branch of the Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU), which works as an elected student government, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for undergraduates involved in computer electrical design, and the non-profit organization Society of Women Engineers. About 96 percent of students are residents of Washington state, with an average age of 26 years. References
Washingtoni Állami Egyetem (Everett)

A Washingtoni Állami Egyetem everetti kampuszának megépítésére az állami törvényhozás 2011-ben biztosította a szükséges forrásokat. A nyolcezer négyzetméteres létesítmény megvalósítása hatvannégy millió dollárba került. Az iskola kancellárja 2016 szeptembere óta Dr. Paul E. Pitre oktatásvezetői- és pszichológiaszakos oktató, aki korábban az USA oktatási minisztériumánál dolgozott. A férfi szerint a WSU Snohomish megyei terjeszkedése ugyanakkora „revitalizációs” hatással bírt Everettre, mint a Washingtoni Egyetem tacomai bővítése. Történet A térség képviselői huszonhárom éven át dolgoztak egy regionális felsőoktatási intézmény létrejöttén; a WSU terjeszkedése előtt ezt a feladatot az 1941 óta fennálló, évente 19 000 hallgatót befogadó Everetti Közösségi Főiskola látta el. A Washingtoni Állami Egyetem bővítésének célja az állami űrtechnológiai- és kutatás-fejlesztési ipar kiszolgálása volt; a fejlesztések elsősorban a Snohomish-, Island- és Skagit megyékre fókuszáltak. Az ipari szempontoknak megfelelően az első épületet a gépészmérnöki, villamosmérnöki és mérnökinformatikusi képzések igényeinek megfelelően alakították ki. A hivatalos átadásra 2017 júniusában került sor; „formálisan” az első évfolyam 2017 őszén indult. Az év őszén 222-en iratkoztak be, ez 17,5 százalékos növekedés az előző év 189-es létszámához képest. A kampuszon jelenleg 275-en tanulnak; 32% valamely kisebbséghez tartozik, 44%-uk családjukban elsőként tanul felsőoktatásban, 3% veterán, 93,5% az államban él, 5,2% pedig külföldi hallgató. A diplomaszerzési arány 91,1 százalék. Hallgatói élet A kampusz több erőforrást (köztük a könyvtárat) is a szomszédos Everetti Közösségi Főiskolával közösen használ. A főépület a környezeti fenntarthatóság jelében épült; a tetőn nyolcvan kilowatt teljesítményű fotovoltaikus panelek kaptak helyet, a világítást pedig LED-ekkel oldják meg. Az everetti létesítmény vezetőinek célja, hogy a pullmani kampuszon tanulók nyaranta igénybe veszik az épület szolgáltatásait. A hallgatói önkormányzat az Associated Students of Washington State University alszervezeteként működik. A közösségi munkában való további részvétel a Villamos- és Energetikai Mérnöki Intézet alapképzésben résztvevők számára nyitva álló számítógépes tervezési programja, illetve a Női Mérnökök Társasága révén lehetséges. Jegyzetek Fordítás Ez a szócikk részben vagy egészben a Washington State University Everett című angol Wikipédia-szócikk ezen változatának fordításán alapul. Az eredeti cikk szerkesztőit annak laptörténete sorolja fel. Ez a jelzés csupán a megfogalmazás eredetét és a szerzői jogokat jelzi, nem szolgál a cikkben szereplő információk forrásmegjelöléseként. További információk Az everetti kampusz a Washingtoni Állami Egyetem honlapján (angolul)
Beacon Hill Branch Library

The Beacon Hill Branch Library is a branch of the Seattle Public Library in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Beacon Hill is one of five branches, all south of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, that saw declining use in the 2010s, possibly because job-seekers in the city's less affluent southern half had been using libraries during Seattle's 2008-2012 recession. History Beacon Hill Branch was housed in a number of locations, including a location at 2519 15th Avenue South converted to a library in 1962. It was described as "the poster child for Seattle's worn-out library system", a "crumbling 1920s-era variety store with more books than shelves to hold them". A new library was funded by a "Libraries for All" bond in 1998. The building opened in 2004 and included stone from the same quarry as the downtown Central Library. In 2017, the library underwent a $696,000 renovation to increase the number of electrical outlets for digital devices and add a "laptop bar", install LED lighting, de-clutter the checkout area, and make other improvements for patrons. Public art Public art installed at the library includes The Dream Ship: Beacon Hill Discovery, a kinetic sculpture atop a spire rising through a hole in the roof at the building's entrance. Other pieces include haiku carved in stones and rain scuppers shaped like ravens' beaks. These and certain elements of the interior design were called "phony multiculturalism" by a critic for Seattle's The Stranger weekly newspaper. Four years after the opening, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said of another Seattle library design that it "shuns architectural drama" unlike the Beacon Hill and other contemporaries. References Sources Williams, D.B. (2017). Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-74129-1. Retrieved January 1, 2018. External links Official website
Bellevue Square

Bellevue Square is a shopping center in Bellevue, Washington, United States. The mall has over 200 retail stores with anchors Macy's and Nordstrom. Bellevue Square also offers concierge services, valet parking, and a children's play area. It and the connecting Lincoln Square comprise The Bellevue Collection. Bellevue Square attracts over 23 million visitors annually (as of 2014) and had sales of over $1,000 per square foot in 2016. Bellevue Square is among the minority of class A malls that are privately held and not owned by a public Real Estate Investment Trust. History Bellevue Square was first opened on August 20, 1946, trading under the name "Bellevue Shopping Square", with the first suburban department store opened by Marshall Field & Co. through its Seattle-based subsidiary, Frederick & Nelson. With the mall's name shortened to Bellevue Square a few years later, JCPenney opened a store in 1955. Nordstrom, then a local shoe store, opened in 1958, before adding apparel and becoming the third major anchor in 1966, initially under the name Nordstrom Best. In the 1980s, the mall, then led by the original developer's son, Kemper Freeman Jr., expanded in several phases, finally adding a location for the Seattle-based department store The Bon Marché in 1984. In 1992, with the bankruptcy and closure of Frederick & Nelson and collapse of a deal to lease part of the vacated space to Saks Fifth Avenue, the center used the opportunity to reconfigure the vacant anchor as mall shop space. 1994 saw the addition of a separate The Bon Marché Home Store, while Nordstrom expanded the size of their store by half. In 2003, The Bon Marché stores were renamed Bon-Macy's, and in 2005 they adopted the name Macy's. In 2007, Bellevue Square was linked by a skybridge to Lincoln Square, another Kemper Freeman owned property which opened in 2005 and expanded in 2017. Together, they form part of the "Bellevue Collection", which spans several blocks of Downtown Bellevue. In September 2014, JCPenney announced that it was closing its store after staying in the mall for 55 years. The 200,000 square foot area was converted into smaller retail stores in May 2015 for the following holiday season including UNIQLO and Zara. On May 31, 2020, much of the interior of Bellevue Square (which had been closed for two months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) was damaged by looters in a downtown riot. Police alleged it was staged by organized gang members amid the George Floyd protests that had begun in the area. The mall was later secured by Bellevue Police and the Washington National Guard. References External links Official website
Bellevue Towers

Bellevue Towers is a high rise condominium complex in downtown Bellevue, Washington. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2009. The 42 and 43 story towers have 539 condo units, 17,000 square feet (1,580 m2) of retail space, and eight levels of underground parking. The project is 85% sold as of January 2013. Bellevue Towers stands on a 2.43-acre (9,800 m2) site. Bellevue Towers is the largest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified residential development in the Pacific Northwest with its energy-efficient glass facade, low-flow plumbing fixtures, dual-flush toilets, rooftop garden between the towers, and efficient condensing boiler. The $436 million project was developed by Gerding Edlen and built by Hoffman Construction Company. The project was not a financial success: Gerding Edlen could not pay off its loans, and had to turn the project over to their lender in 2011. See also List of tallest buildings in Bellevue, Washington Notes and references External links Bellevue Towers Official Website