About HistoryLink.org
Welcome Welcome to the first and largest encyclopedia of community history created expressly for the Internet. HistoryLink.org is an evolving online encyclopedia of Washington state and local history. It provides a free, authoritative, and easily accessible history reference for the benefit of students, teachers, journalists, scholars, researchers, and the general public. With a few noted exceptions, all essays and features on this site are original works prepared exclusively for HistoryLink.org by staff historians, contract writers, volunteers, and consulting experts. All essays and features are vetted by professional staff. HistoryLink.org has grown to serve the entire state with more than 6,000 original, sourced essays as of October 2011. It now serves an average of 5,000 unique visitors a day — one third of whom are K-12 teachers and students. The site debuted with demonstration content on May 1, 1998. Like the communities and state it chronicles, HistoryLink.org is a work in progress. We add new features and essays continuously to fill gaps and enlarge on selected subjects, and existing essays are often expanded or corrected to reflect new information.We welcome your comments and suggestions submitted via the feedback form at the right.The encyclopedia has three libraries:- Cyberpedias (overview essays), found on the left-hand column of any search-results page
- Timeline essays (events keyed to specific dates), found in the center column of any search-results page
- People’s Histories (reminiscences, documents, older historical accounts, and interpretations), found on the right-hand column of any search-results page
We encourage citizens to inquire about adding their own stories to our People’s History library through the Feedback page.
History Ink
HistoryLink.org is produced by History Ink, a 501(c)(3), a non-profit tax-exempt corporation guided by a distinguished board of scholars, educators, and community leaders.
History Ink Mission Statement
History Ink is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation established in 1997 to pioneer innovative approaches to historical research, education, and publishing. Its primary public service activity is production of HistoryLink.org, the free online encyclopedia of Washington state history and the nation’s first original encyclopedia of community history created expressly for the Internet.
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Citation of HistoryLink Content
With a few exceptions, HistoryLink essays are fully sourced, bylined, and dated to provide authoritative references for legal, journalistic, and scholastic use. Different stylebooks, mainly the Chicago Manual of Style, the MLA Style Manual, and the Associated Press Stylebook, have different citation styles. For most purposes, we recommend using the following format (shown with a sample essay) to cite HistoryLink.org: Formal name of the encyclopedia, “Name of the essay” (author’s name), link to encyclopedia (date accessed).
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Example of essays and data available on historylink.org;
Northport Bridge spanning the Columbia in Stevens County opens to motorists on June 13, 1951.
On June 13, 1951, the Northport Bridge, spanning the Columbia River near the Canadian border in Stevens County, opens to motorists. The bridge carries State Route 25 across the great river and constitutes the farthest-north crossing within Washington state. Specially designed to withstand severe flood conditions, the steel cantilever through-truss bridge is the largest human-made structure in Stevens County. File 8024: See Full Text at:
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8024
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THE NORTHPORT PROJECT 
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