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There are several references to this town in historical writings, but there appears to be very little remaining evidences of the town in the year 2004. It appears that the town prospered in the late 1800's on the northwestern shore of Carr Inlet near the mouth of Minter Bay. The bay, which lays northwest to southeast, was protected by a large sand spit connected to the south shore. The bay was only navigable with steamboats during high tide. Apparently, a wharf was built near the northwest end of the bay to allow the steamboats to dock, unload, and reload. Several anchors were lost in the bay under unknown circumstances, and a few of them can be seen at the Minter Brook Oyster Company on the south shore of the bay. I recommend, if you go to see the anchors, that you purchase some of Minter Brook Oyster company's products. Minter creek and the bay are part of a natural, pristine area, and many of the top restaurants in Seattle are customers of this local company. You would be remiss if you did not sample some of the local fare. Please remember that this is a working company and only employees and customers are allowed beyond the first parking area.

The town appears to have gone through some changes and may have been renamed Elgin for a period of time. It is not clear to me, after reading various versions of the early history, whether that name was related to the town of Minter or with the town of Glenwood a mile or two north, just north of Pierce County inside Kitsap County.

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