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The Jefferson County Historical Museum is located
in the 1892 Port Townsend City Hall building. Exhibits in the former municipal
court room, fire hall and jail spaces illustrate the lively history of
communities born in waterfront forests over 150 years ago.
The Fire Hall Gallery features exhibits on Jefferson County's maritime
history and the Port Townsend Fire Department, as well as a Victorian hearse and
Gurney Cab, a Special Collections Corner and a Children's Cubby.
In the Court Room Gallery, exhibits on the early explorers, Native Americans,
Chinese settlers and Victorian era pursuits intrigue visitors. The Port
Townsend: Then and Now exhibit is an interactive journey through local
historic scenes with contemporary matches. The What's New exhibit features
artifacts new to the museum's collection.
The museum's original jail features stories about the people and crimes that
were punished in this frightening space.
Exhibitions in the Museum
With These Tools: Horace Tucker's Tools
Celebrating 120 years of
the Leader
(Through December
2009)
Native American Baskets
Superman and American Comics
First Europeans
Jefferson County's Maritime Heritage
Port Townsend Fire Department
The First People: Area
Natives
James
Swan and the Native Americans
Port Townsend
Then and Now
An interactive program featuring historic photographs and contemporary matches
Chinese Settlers in Early Port Townsend
Sin at Sea Level
Bars & Bordellos, Shanghaiing, Smuggling, Murder, Mutiny
and other Mayhem in Early Port Townsend
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