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Bush Point Mercantile
The dock at Bush Point was built in
1913 and had regular steamer passenger
boat service to Port Townsend and south
to Seattle. John Carlton Farmer, Jr. built
the mercantile in 1914, but it was his The dock was built in 1913; the store in 1914
brother, Charles, and Charles’ wife, May,
who ran the store for many years.
The store was a popular gathering
place for locals, boat passengers, and
summer visitors, providing groceries,
produce, fishing supplies, and even had
a lunch counter.
Rooms upstairs were used to house
fishing resort guests. Cabins were added
later and Bush Point was the site of pop-
ular fishing derbies in the 1930s and 40s.
Under construction in 1914
p 12-year-old Warren Farmer
in 1946 on the Mercantile porch p Warren’s father,
holding a 25-pound salmon. Charles, (smoking cigar)
ran the store.
Circa 1920s
1940s fishing derby
All photos courtesy of Darla Farmer. Late 1930s
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