Warren Point (Washington)

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Warren Point is a point in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

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Washington (state) State of the United States of America

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

Warren Point was named after Alonzo Warren, proprietor of a local sawmill. [2] Construction of a railroad along Warren Point altered the geography of the cape, and little remains of its former prominence. [2]

Sawmill facility where logs are cut into timber

A sawmill or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern saw mills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes. The "portable" saw mill is iconic and of simple operation—the logs lay flat on a steel bed and the motorized saw cuts the log horizontally along the length of the bed, by the operator manually pushing the saw. The most basic kind of saw mill consists of a chainsaw and a customized jig, with similar horizontal operation.

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Coordinates: 47°01′49″N122°54′40″W / 47.0303742°N 122.9109733°W / 47.0303742; -122.9109733

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