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Found here, there was a proposal by the British to placate American demands for harbors by giving them the Olympic Peninsula essentially (a triangle around it really). In my TL, I'm assuming temporarily this is the border. In this TL also, the U.S. is not going to end up with California.. or any other ports along the pacific in North America for that matter, so keep this in mind (why is not important, just assume they won't and tell me the consequences)

However the map is fairly unclear, from that border it seems the southern extension will be Grays Harbor for the U.S., moving northeast to Annas Bay, then through the inlet and wrapping northwest along the coast. If I'm right, this means they'll get two deep water ports: Port Angeles and Grays Harbor. However, for those with knowledge of the region.. am I right in assuming this would be tantamount to the U.S. basically having no viable deep water ports on the Pacific until well, the Columbia bar can be passed more safely (20th century?)

It seems like Grays Harbor is hardly any better suited for 19th century ships to enter, and in the 20th century it might be too small and too remote for any sort of large population or industry to prop it up. Likewise, Port Angeles seems rather small too, and again the isolation factor means it won't have a very large population. Without Pudget Sound in this TL, without the ports in California and compounding the fact that the Columbia river is notoriously hard to sail up- would this mean the U.S. is stuck without any decent deep water ports that could grow cities above a few hundred thousand?

Or am I wrong in making this assumption. It seems the otl settlement would've actually been quite equitable, had the U.S. not later acquired California (I know the point isn't to be equitable, I'm just making the observation).

Anyway thoughts, opinions?
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