TOURIST II (auto ferry)

25 Lake Shore Plaze, Marina Park, Kirkland, Washington. County/parish: King.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 15, 1997. NRIS 97000321.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Island of Pierce County
  • M.V. Kirkland
  • Octopus

From Wikipedia:

MV Tourist No. 2

The MV Tourist No. 2 was a 1924 wooden-hulled car ferry that served passengers all over the Pacific Northwest. Originally, it took passengers across the Columbia River, with a dock in Astoria, Oregon. It was undergoing restoration in Astoria until it sunk in 2022. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, in 1997, as the Tourist II.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75612710

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