- West Point (Seattle)
West Point is the westernmost point in
Seattle, Washington ,USA , jutting intoPuget Sound from the Magnolia neighborhood. It also marks the northern extent ofElliott Bay ; a line drawn southeastward toAlki Point marks the western extent of the bay. At the point itself is the 1881West Point Lighthouse , the first manned light station on Puget Sound. Just to the east is King County'ssewage treatment plant, and beyond that,Discovery Park , formerly theU.S. Army 'sFort Lawton .The original Duwamish Indian name for West Point, transliterated variously as "PKa'dz Elue", [Steve Wilke and Karen James, "An Archeological Evaluation of the Fort Lawton Historical District, Seattle", Geo-Recon International (Seattle), July 1984. A report submitted to the City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. p. 11.] "Oka-dz-elt-cu, Per-co-dus-chule," or "Pka-dzEltcu", means "thrust far out." West Point was given its current name in 1841 by
U.S. Navy lieutenantCharles Wilkes , commander of the United States Exploring Expedition.Notes
External links
*GNIS|1509420|West Point
* [http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/parkspaces/discoverypark/lighthouse.htm West Point Lighthouse]
* [http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wtd/westpoint/ West Point Treatment Plant]
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