Glen Acres, Washington
Glen Acres is a community on Vashon Island located about two miles north of the town of Vashon.
History
There was a post office at Glen Acres in 1917. The area was previously known as "Vermontville" and "Aquarium". The post office changed its name to "Glen Acres" in 1914. There was a dock at Glen Acres which was served in 1916 by the steamer Daily.
Notes
- ^ Landes, Geographical Dictionary of Washington, at page 145.
- ^ Vashonhistory.com Vashon Timeline Archived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 05-31-11)
References
- Landes, Henry, Washington Geological Survey, A geographic dictionary of Washington Lanborn Public Printers, Olympia, WA (1917) (accessed 05-31-11)
- Vashonhistory.com Vashon Timeline (accessed 05-31-11)
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