print email comment close They Called Them the "Mercer Girls": Washington Territory's Cargo of Brides URL: http://www.mercergirls.com Description: This site relates the story of 11 women who arrived in the Washington Territory in the 1864 as a result of the plans of Seattle resident Asa Mercer to balance the male-to-female ratio in Seattle. Features excerpts from 1864 newspapers announcing the arrival of the women, biographical information, a photo gallery of descendents of the women, and related information. From a genealogy enthusiast. Author: Muhich, Peri Extra Keywords notablepioneers Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mercer, A. S. (Asa Shinn), 1839-1917 People Seattle (Wash.) -- History Women pioneers -- Northwest, Pacific LII Database Information: Record 4834 created by Margaret Myhre on 09/23/2004 Last modification on 10/02/2004 Published: 09/23/2004   Funding agency: Washington State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4834