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Westhaven State Park
Westhaven State Park was a public recreation area in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The park's acreage was subsumed into the expanded Westport Light State Park Westport Light State Park is a public recreation area of on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington, Grays Harbor County, Washington (state), Washington. It sits adjacent to the historic Grays Harbor Light, the tallest lighthouse i ... in 2016. References External links Westport Light State ParkWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission Westhaven and Westport Light State Parks MapWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission {{Protected Areas of Washington 2016 disestablishments in Washington (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grays Harbor County, Washington
Grays Harbor County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,636. Its county seat is Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. Grays Harbor County is included in the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The county is presently named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner. On May 7, 1792, Boston fur trader Robert Gray crossed the bar into a bay which he called Bullfinch Harbor, but which later cartographers would label Chehalis Bay, and then Grays Harbor. The area that now comprises Grays Harbor County was part of Oregon Territory in the first part of the nineteenth century. On December 19, 1845, the Provisional Government of Oregon created two counties (Vancouver and Clark) in its northern portion (which is now the state of Washington). In 1849, the name of Vancouver County was changed to Lewis County, and on April 14, 1854, a portion of Lewis County was partitioned off to become Chehalis Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington (state)
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in 1846, by the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of , and the 13th-most populous state, with more than 7.7 million people. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westport Light State Park
Westport Light State Park is a public recreation area of on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It sits adjacent to the historic Grays Harbor Light, the tallest lighthouse in Washington. The park was combined with the former Westhaven State Park Westhaven State Park was a public recreation area in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The park's acreage was subsumed into the expanded Westport Light State Park Westport Light State Park is a public recreation area of on the Pacific Ocean i ... and an additional parcel that had been under development as a golf course in 2016. Park activities include hiking, fishing, beachcombing, and birdwatching. References External links Westport Light State ParkWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission Westhaven and Westport Light State Parks MapWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission {{authority control State parks of Washington (state) Parks in Grays Harbor County, Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
