1792Architecture
In 1792, English explorer Captain George Vancouver spent several days with his ship HMS Discovery anchored off Restoration Point at the southern end of Bainbridge Island while b...
1812Military
Wilkes named the island after Commodore William Bainbridge, commander of the frigate USS Constitution in the War of 1812.
1841History
In 1841, US Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes visited the island while surveying the Pacific Northwest.
1855Architecture
In 1855, the Suquamish tribe relinquished their claim to Bainbridge Island by signing the Point Elliott Treaty.
1883History
The first generation of Japanese immigrants, the Issei, came in 1883.
1965Architecture
Pickleball was invented by the family of congressman Joel Pritchard at their summer home on Bainbridge Island in 1965.
1989Culture
It was developed by Cynthia Sears, who began collecting works of art made by island residents in 1989.
1991Government
The city has occupied the entire space of Bainbridge Island since February 28, 1991, when the 1.5-square-mile (3.9 km2) city of Winslow (incorporated on August 9, 1947), annexed...
1994Architecture
== In popular culture ==
The fictional San Piedro Island in the 1994 novel Snow Falling on Cedars is based on Bainbridge Island.
1999Government
Jay Inslee, the 23rd governor of Washington, is a local resident, and represented it in Congress from 1999 to 2012.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,308 people, 7,979 households, and 5,784 families residing in the city.
2001Architecture
== Sports and recreation ==
In 2001, Bainbridge Island Little League were represented in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania at the Little League World Series.
2007History
== Demographics ==
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $88,243, and the median income for a family was $108,605.
2008History
In the 2008 Democratic primary (which in Washington state was not used for delegate appointment), Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton by a margin of 67.8% to 29.7%.
2009Education
In 2009, the Bainbridge High School Fastpitch team won the Washington 3A State Title.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the 2010 census, there were 23,025 people, 9,470 households, and 6,611 families residing in the city.
2011Military
During World War II, Japanese-American residents of Bainbridge Island were the first to be sent to internment camps, an event commemorated by the Bainbridge Island Japanese Amer...
2013Government
The Buy Nothing Project was founded on Bainbridge Island in July 2013.
2021Architecture
Bainbridge Island is the main setting of the 2021 novel You Love Me, the third installment in the You series by novelist Caroline Kepnes.
2025Education
The island's high school lacrosse team has won state titles, the most recent coming on May 24, 2025.