Island County, Washington

bays

beaches

boat launch

Mueller Park Beach Access

borders

bridge

Deception Pass Bridge

capes

cemetery

Sunnyside Cemetery

census-designated place

Freeland, Washington

cities

cliffs

county of

Washington

county parks

county seat

Coupeville, Washington

created from

Thurston County, Washington

ferry terminal

Coupeville Ferry Terminal

first county commissioner meeting

Island County’s first Commissioners’ meeting takes place in Coveland on April 4, 1853. (historylink.org) On April 4, 1853, the first Island County Commissioners’ meeting takes place in Coveland, the newly designated county seat, located on Penn’s Cove northwest of Coupeville on Whidbey Island’s east coast. The meeting is held at the home of Commissioner John Alexander. The other two commissioners attending are John Crocket and Samuel D. Howe.

first county seat

A small settlement called Coveland formed at the head of Penn Cove and served as the first Island County seat (1853-1881).

fort

Fort Casey

fossils

Washington State Fossil Sites and Collecting Localities (fossilspot.com)

glacial erratics

highway

Washington State Route 532

HistoryLink.org

Island County — Thumbnail History (historylink.org) Island County, the eighth oldest county in Washington, was created on January 6, 1853, by the Oregon Territorial Legislature from a portion of Thurston County and was named for the myriad of islands in Northwestern Washington. It originally encompassed Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, and San Juan Counties…

islands

lagoon

Kennedy’s Lagoon

lakes

legal definition

Island county shall consist of all of the islands known as Whidbey, Camano, Smith, Deception, Strawberry, Baby, Minor, Kalamut, and Ben Ure and shall extend into the adjacent channels to connect with the boundaries of adjoining counties as defined by statute.

location

mountain

Hoypus Hill

national reserve

Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve

national wildlife refuge

San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge

natural area preserve

Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve

official website

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/

OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1165268

people

preserve

Robert Y. Pratt Preserve

random

The grass is always greener over the septic tank. Erma Bombeck

rhododendron garden

Merkeek Gardens

spit

Keystone Spit

state parks

strait

Admiralty Inlet

tags

county

town

Coupeville, Washington

trails

unincorporated community

Coveland, Washington

vicinity

Pass Island

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493243

Wikimedia

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Island_County,_Washington

Wikipedia

Island County, Washington (Wikipedia) 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.

wildlife area

Skagit Wildlife Area

wildlife area unit

Skagit Bay Estuary Wildlife Area Unit