Union, Washington

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Union is a small unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington, United States. The town lies along the southern shore of Hood Canal, at an area known as "the Great Bend". There is no U.S. Census data for the location. The ZIP Code for Union is 98592.

State Highway 106 is the main route through Union, leading to Belfair farther north, and Potlatch and US Highway 101 to the south.

Local attractions include a working farm and roadside market, a world-class golf course, marinas and public boat launch sites, and the deep saltwater fjord of Hood Canal. Visitors come to the area for activities including boating, fishing, hunting, shellfishing, sea kayaking and birding.

The Skokomish River flows off the nearby Olympic Mountains, flowing into Hood Canal just south of Union. This area is the homeland of the native Skokomish Tribe[1].

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Mason County, Washington

County seat: Shelton

City	Shelton

CDPs	Allyn-Grapeview \| Skokomish

Unincorporated communities	Allyn \| Belfair \| Eldon \| Harstine Island \| Hoodsport \| Kamilche \| Lake Cushman \| Lilliwaup \| Matlock \| Potlatch \| Tahuya \| Union

v • d • e The Mosquito Fleet of Puget Sound

Sidewheelers	Alaskan • Beaver • Eliza Anderson • George E. Starr • Idaho • Olympian • T.J. Potter • Wilson G. Hunt • Yosemite	”They managed to keep their particular sort of jaunty, wind-swept beauty until the end.” – Newell, Gordon R., Ships of the Inland Sea

Sternwheelers	Bailey Gatzert • City of Shelton • Greyhound • Hassalo (1880) • Multnomah • S.G. Simpson • WT Preston

Propellers	Athlon • Clallam • M/V Coho • Crystal • Cy Peck • Daily • Daring • Dart • Dauntless • Defiance • Dix • Dove • Fleetwood • Kingston • Flyer (1891) • Hattie Hansen • Island Princess • Islander (1) • Mary D. Hume • Mizpah • Monticello (2) • Rosalie • Virginia V

Steamboat Lines	Black Ball Line • Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. • Oregon Steam Navigation Co. • Puget Sound Navigation Co. • Hunt Bros. • McDowell Transportation Co.

Steamboat captains	William Ballard • Matthew McDowell

Builders and shipyards	John J. Holland • Robert Moran • King & Winge

Steamboats in other areas of the Pacific Northwest	Lake Washington • Columbia River • Oregon Coast • Willamette River • Yaquina Bay and river • Coquille River • Cowlitz River • Grays Harbor • Chehalis River • Hoquiam River • Willapa Bay • Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach) • Lake Crescent • Arrow Lakes • Upper Fraser River • Skeena River • Lake Okanagan • Thompson=Shuswap • Slocan Lake • Kootenay Lake and the lower Kootenai River • Columbia Lake and upper Kootenai River • Peace & Finaly Rivers • Stikine River