Bush and Callow Act Aquatic Lands Maps
In 1895, the Washington State Legislature passed the Bush Act and the Callow Act, which allowed for sale of state-owned tidelands into private ownership.
The Bush Act allowed state-owned aquatic lands to be sold for “the purpose of oyster planting, to encourage and facilitate said industry.” It provided for the sale of not more than one hundred acres of state owned tidelands into private ownership, at $1.25 per acre, to any qualified individual for use only for oyster planting and cultivation.
The Callow Act allowed for “purchase and sale of oyster lands” into private ownership. The act limitied activity on the land to "artificial oyster bed."
To see where Bush and Callow Act Lands are located, view the county maps below:
Basic Statistics
Description |
Acres |
Percent of Total |
Bush and Callow Act Lands
|
46,784
|
100%
|
Bush Act Lands
|
46,204
|
98.8%
|
Pacific County (Willapa Bay)
|
25,324
|
54.1%
|
Grays Harbor County (Grays Harbor)
|
7,054
|
15.1%
|
San Juan, Skagit, Island, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston,
Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson, Clallam, and King Counties
|
13,826
|
29.6%
|
Callow Act Lands
|
580
|
1.2%
|
Thurston County
|
391
|
0.8%
|
Pacific County
|
187
|
0.4%
|
Mason County
|
2
|
0.004%
|