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Tom Cashman, Executive Director of the Foss Waterway Seaport, is leading a development project designed to transform the Working Waterfront Museum into the Pacific Northwest's premier maritime heritage education and recreation resource center. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Preservationists push for regional maritime heritage area designation

by Todd Matthews • August 10, 2009 12:00 am

The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) is leading an effort to create the nation’s first maritime…

Foss Waterway Seaport marked a milestone Thursday as it kicked off construction of a 368-foot Esplanade and repairs to an aged wharf, both part of a larger $23 million overall renovation of the Seaport -- formerly known as the Working Waterfront Museum. In June, the museum closed its doors to make way for the current renovation, which is expected to be completed in late-spring -- in time for Tall Ships 2008. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

Milestone for maritime museum

by Todd Matthews • October 22, 2007 12:00 am

Foss Waterway Seaport marked a milestone Thursday as it kicked off construction of a 368-foot Esplanade and repairs to an…

Foss Waterway Seaport Executive Director Tom Cashman. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

Foss Waterway Seaport kicks off historic wharf replacement...

by Index Staff • October 17, 2007 12:00 am

Supporters of Foss Waterway Seaport, a maritime heritage, education and activity center, announced yesterday it will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony…

Foss Waterway Seaport Executive Director Tom Cashman. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

Foss Waterway Seaport receives two major grants

by Index Staff • April 30, 2007 12:00 am

The Foss Waterway Seaport announced Wednesday it has received a $50,000 grant from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation…

Tom Cashman, Executive Director of the Foss Waterway Seaport, is leading a development project designed to transform the Working Waterfront Museum into the Pacific Northwest's premier maritime heritage education and recreation resource center. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Creating a maritime haven: Foss Waterway Seaport moves...

by Todd Matthews • June 16, 2005 12:00 am

For nearly a decade, visitors to the city-owned, century-old Balfour Dock building along the Thea Foss Waterway have explored and…