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Washhouse
St. George Island

Return to Seal Islands Historic District National Historic Landmark

1923. A washhouse and a pumphouse “for the prospective work of washing and blubbering sealskins” was constructed (Bower 1925a, 112). In 1948, a new sealskin blubbering shop was completed and attached to the washhouse and salthouse (U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service 1948, 45–46).

 
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Last update June 29, 2008