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Entrance to 6-inch gun bunker at Fort Ebey. Fort Ebey State Park is a public recreation area occupying the site of former Fort Ebey on the west side of Whidbey Island, five miles (8.0 km) west of Coupeville in Island County, Washington, United States. The state park covers 651 acres (263 ha) overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca and lies ...
Also included are both Fort Casey State Park and Fort Ebey State Park, as well as a section of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The Central Whidbey Island Historic District, with the Sergeant Clark House and the Coupeville grain wharf, is part of the National Historical Reserve and is listed on the National Register of Historic ...
Fort Casey State Park is located on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington state. [2] It is a Washington state park and a historic district within the U.S. Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve .
Colonel Isaac Neff Ebey (January 22, 1818 – August 11, 1857) was the first permanent white resident of Whidbey Island, Washington. Ebey was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1818. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During his childhood Ebey's father, Jacob, moved the family to Adair County, Missouri , where as a young man Ebey was trained in the law.
Washington State Parks located on the island include Deception Pass State Park (the most visited state park in Washington), Joseph Whidbey State Park, Fort Ebey State Park, Fort Casey State Park, Possession Point State Park, and South Whidbey State Park. There is also a series of county operated parks throughout the Island including:
Point Partridge (Lushootseed: x̌ʷuk̓q̓ʷqs) [1] is the most westerly point of Whidbey Island, the largest island in Puget Sound.The point lies north of the Fort Ebey military reservation and south of West Beach.
Location: The town, island, or other place name the fort itself is or was located at. City or area defended: The port city, river estuary or delta , or other general area the fort defended. For 1895 and later forts, this is the name of the Coast Defense Command ( Harbor Defense Command after 1925) the fort was part of.
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve — a historical reserve and park on Whidbey Island, in Island County and the Puget Sound region of Washington state. The first U.S. National Historical Reserve, it is on the National Register of Historic Places in Island County, and is managed by the National Park Service.