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Grays Harbor (123.853W
46.967N) is an inlet at the mouth of
the Chehalis River, roughly midway between Puget Sound and the Columbia River in the U.S.
Pacific
Northwest. A limited number of wooden-hulled vessels were constructed here during the First World War. In 1941, the port of Aberdeen had modest facilities for lumber
shipping and Grays Harbor Shipbuilding Company continued to maintain a small shipyard. Moon Island Airport was located nearby and was expanded in 1942, becoming Bowerman Field postwar.
References
Naval History and Heritage Command (accessed 2014-6-6)
Port of Grays Harbor (accessed 2014-6-6)
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