Keystone is a small
unincorporated community
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on
Whidbey Island
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in
Island County
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The county's name reflects the fact that it is compos ...
,
Washington
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* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
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, in the northwestern
United States
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. It is near the Keystone ferry landing, a dock at Keystone Harbor for the
Washington State Ferries' Coupeville to
Port Townsend
Port Townsend is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,148 at the 2020 United States Census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County.
In addition ...
route. The route provides a maritime link for
State Route 20 across
Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet is a strait in the U.S. state of Washington connecting the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Puget Sound. It lies between Whidbey Island and the northeastern part of the Olympic Peninsula.
Boundaries
It is generall ...
to the
Olympic Peninsula
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. Since its establishment in the 1930s, the ferry route to Port Townsend was known as the Keystone-Port Townsend Ferry; the name was changed in 2010 at the suggestion of the Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce in order to avoid confusion from tourists and visitors to Whidbey Island.
Keystone is located about four miles south of
Coupeville, next to
Fort Casey State Park,
Camp Casey, and is two miles from
Ebey's Prairie National Historic Preserve. There is a residential area and farms in Keystone, including the historic Crockett Barn located next to the Crockett
Blockhouse
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and
Crockett Lake
Crockett Lake is a lake in Island County, Washington
Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 86,857. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor. ...
. Currently, the only business in Keystone is Callen's Restaurant,
Callen's Restaurant
/ref> located directly across Highway 20 from the ferry landing and boat launch parking area.
References
Unincorporated communities in Island County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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