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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ENZ_deception-pass_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
When the federal government transferred 1,700 acres of land on Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island to the State of Washington in 1925, Deception Pass State Park was barely an idea. For decades, the land had been a military reservation set aside for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ELQ_u-s-navy-patrol-and-reconnaissance-memorial_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
Dedicated to all U.S. Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers and Aircrewmen who, for the cause of freedom, have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Special thanks to Mr. John Christiansen for his many contributions to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ELH_oak-harbors-ties-to-the-sea_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
'Why do we love the sea? Because she has the power to make us think things we like to think.'- Robert Henry
The Old Wharf and SteamshipsLook offshore toward Maylor's Point and you will see a concrete block that remains from Oak Harbor's histori…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ELG_flintstone-park-flagpole_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
This Navy flagstaff is placed here to honor all those Navy people who have served aboard the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island, their families, and the people of Oak Harbor who have long supported the Navy mission.
Our National Ensign was flo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15ID_the-skagit-a-stately-society_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
The Skagit Indians maintained several villages on Penn Cove. The paramount Skagit chief lived at Snakelum Point, southeast across the cove. The village at Monroe's Landing was called cokwol'a. Cokwol'a was a major village of the Skwdabs, a subgrou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15I2_guarding-the-entrance-to-puget-sound-coast-artillery-corps_Coupeville-WA.html
A Glimpse In TimeLike the majority of the coastal forts built in the United States, Fort Casey never fired its guns in warfare.
Fort Casey is one of three coastal forts constructed in the late 1890s to defend the entrance to Puget Sound and the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15HG_the-crockett-blockhouse_Coupeville-WA.html
Sudden Indian attacks at Seattle and Bellingham in 1855 caused consternation among the small pioneering settlements on Puget Sound. The tradition of blockhouse defense was well known to American settlers, dating from the earliest English colonies.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15HE_col-isaac-neff-ebey-rebecca-whitey-ebey_Oak-Harbor-WA.html
In honor of the founderof Island County and his wifeCol. Isaac Neff Ebey - Rebecca Whitey Ebey1818 - 1857 1822-1858Whidbey Island's first permanent settler 1850.Proposed the separation of Island County from Thurston County which was adopted on Jan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15HD_zylstra-law-office_Coupeville-WA.html
The cottage was actually built as two separate buildings. The eastern half was built as a law office for James Zylstra. The western half was added and the building became the medical office for Dr. Chas. White. In 1998 Rev. Barry Burton & Capt. Mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15HC_the-jolly-boat_Coupeville-WA.html
In celebration ofJoseph Whidbeyarriving at Penn CoveSaturday June 2nd 1792
1792 - 1992
National History Day of WashingtonHistorical Marker CompetitionWinner Ken BeegleDonated by Quring Monuments, Inc.