134- Bremerton & Revisiting the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

The History Of The Evergreen State

German immigrant William Bremer created the city of Bremerton in 1891, which is now home to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The municipal center is situated on Point Turner on the Kitsap Peninsula, about fifteen miles west of Seattle. Bremerton's history and the navy base's history have always been closely intertwined, with the former's fortunes heavily influenced by the latter's actions. For the most of the 20th century, Bremerton's economy was controlled by the military, and it persevered through its ups and downs. However, in the 1980s, nearly all of the city's main businesses relocated to Silverdale, and a large portion of military investment was redirected to the new Trident submarine facility in Bangor.
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