Kitsap County Washington
Introduction to Kitsap County On January 16th, 1857, the Washington Territorial Legislature created Slaughter County. To do this, they took land from King and Jefferson Counties, largely on the Kitsap Peninsula and neighboring Bainbridge Island. They named Port Madison on Bainbridge Island as County Seat. Today Kitsap County Washington is largely unchanged in area, although…
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