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A Gig Harbor Historical Marker has been placed on the southeast side of Creviston Drive just east of the bridge that crosses Mintercreek Bay. [Creviston Drive is not a north-south road, so this may feel like different directions than listed.] The salmon hatchery is just on the other side of the road and the creek. This sign has a picture of the first white settler's home that was located on Mintercreek Bay. The home is located just across the road up on the hill.

A summary of the historical marker follows: The Vancouver Expedition discovered this area in 1792. Members of the expedition finally met some of the local Squally Tribe while fishing on the sand spit that protected the bay. The Minter family moved into the Carr Inlet area in 1882 on Horsehead Bay, and then moved to MinterCreek Bay the following year. In 1884 additional families began to arrive and Lucinda Minter held a school in her home for the children. A post office was started in 1885, a hotel in 1888. Many more businesses came during the following years such as logging, a logging railroad, a saloon, a blacksmith shop, a shingle mill, a social hall, and a brick kiln. The oyster farm was started in 1931, and the salmon research station was begun in 1937.

I am sure there are additional nuggets of history located at the Gig Harbor Historical Society and many more stored in attics, basements, and in the memories of past residents of this area. Of this I am sure, more information will be lost than kept and published concerning the history of this area. I wish you the best in looking for, recovering, and publishing any of this information.

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