Title Info: Natural Resources, Department of, Oyster Claim Plats, 1892-1971

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Record Creator: Natural Resources, Department of
Description:
These records include 952 plat maps created by various surveyors between 1892 and 1971. Oyster plats were made for submission with applications to purchase oyster land. Plats may include name of applicant(s), date, application number, and location of property.

Plats are searchable by township and range in the dropdown menu. If you need to locate the township and range of the area you are investigating, you can view a map of Washington’s townships and ranges here. Plats are also searchable by last name of applicant (if named) in the Keywords search.
Related Records: For more information, or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives at (360) 586-1492, or email [email protected].
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
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Notes Indexed by Valerie Wernet of Washington State Archives; digitized by Washington State Archives, Imaging and Preservation Services.
Agency History: The Department of Natural Resources was created by the 1957 State Legislature to consolidate state land management duties previously held by several agencies or segments of government, including the State Forest Board, State Capitol Committee, Harbor Line Commissioners, and others.

The Commissioner of Public Lands is a constitutionally elected officer whose office executes the decisions of the several boards controlling state land sales, leases, and purchases from 1889 to 1957. The Commissioner now serves as administrator of the Department of Natural Resources. The Board of Natural Resources, which replaced the earlier boards and commissions, serves as a policy making body, approves values set, arranges for the sale or lease of state lands, and in general insures that the lands and resources of the state are properly managed.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Natural Resources, Department of, Oyster Claim Plats, 1892-1971, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 952