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Hyak may refer to: * Hyak, Washington, United States * MV Hyak * Hyak (steamboat 1909) * Hyak (sternwheeler) ''Hyak'' was a sternwheel steamboat that operated in British Columbia on the Columbia River from 1892 to 1906. ''Hyak'' should not be confused with the Puget Sound propeller-driven steamboat also named ''Hyak''. The name means "swift" or "fast ...

Hyak, Washington
Hyak is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ... located on Snoqualmie Pass in Kittitas County, Washington. It is located within the Snoqualmie Pass CDP. Hyak was established around 1915 at the eastern portal of the Snoqualmie Pass Milwaukee Road Railroad tunnel. Originally a train station, the community began to grow in the 1930s when the railroad built a world class ski area. Today there are approximately 200 full-time residences in Hyak and another 100 part-time. Hyak is a Chinook Jargon word meaning "hurry", "fast", or "swift". Geography Hyak is located east of the summit of Snoqulamie Pass at an elevation of . It is northwest of Easton and is part of the Easton school district. History In 1915, Hyak replaced Laconia as th ...
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MV Hyak
The MV ''Hyak'' is a that was operated by Washington State Ferries. Built in 1966 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in San Diego, the ferry began service on July 20, 1967, and normally ran on the Seattle–Bremerton ferry, Seattle–Bremerton route or the Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry, Anacortes–San Juan Islands run. ''Hyak'' is chinook jargon for "speedy". History The ''Hyak'' was built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego, California in 1966, at a cost of $6.5 million. It was launched and christened by Nancy Evans, wife of Governor Daniel J. Evans, on December 17, 1966. The vessel traveled north along the Pacific Coast in June 1967, but was delayed by a severe storm near San Francisco, California when it broke a temporary breakwater (structure), breakwater. She arrived in Seattle on July 4, several days later than scheduled, and was moved to the Vigor Shipyards, Todd Shipyards for repairs. The word ''Hyak'' is chinook jarg ...
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Hyak (steamboat 1909)
''Hyak'' was a wooden-hulled steamship that operated on Puget Sound from 1909 to 1941. This vessel should not be confused with the sternwheeler ''Hyak'' which ran on the extreme upper reach of the Columbia River at about the same time. The name means "swift" or "fast" in the Chinook Jargon. Career ''Hyak'' was built at Portland, Oregon in 1909 at the shipyard of Joseph Supple for the Kitsap County Transportation Company.Newell, ''Ships of the Inland Sea'', at 190 and 209. The vessel was , rated at 195 tons, and was equipped with a triple expansion steam engine with cylinders 12, 18 and 32 inches in diameter with an 18-inch bore stroke on all cylinders. The engine worked on steam produced at 225 pounds of pressure, and generated 750 horsepower. ''Hyak'' was brought up from the Columbia River around the Olympic Peninsula by Capt. J.J. Reynolds. It was reported that during this trip the vessel was at times able to reach a speed of 20 miles per hour. ''Hyak'' was placed o ...
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