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The Quinault Reservation was founded in 1855 with the signing of the Treaty of Olympia (also known as the Quinault River Treaty) with the United States. [8] The reservation covers 208,150 acres (84,240 ha) and includes 23 miles (37 km) of Pacific coastline, [ 4 ] located on the southwestern corner of the Olympic Peninsula .
While the encounter is generally considered to have been between the Quinault people and the Spanish, some authors believe the encounter may have involved the Quileute. [15] In 1787, a small boat crew from the Imperial Eagle was killed by Indians near Destruction Island .
Finally, in response to the argument that the attempt to move the Quileute to the Quinault Reservation was a mistake, the President of the United States issued an executive order on February 19, 1889, setting aside a new reservation about one mile square, at the mouth of the Quillayute River. [3]
State Route 109 (SR 109) is a Washington state highway in Grays Harbor County.Beginning at its terminus at U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Hoquiam, the highway travels west to intersect SR 115 near Ocean Shores and then turns north to continue along the Pacific coastline, terminating at the Quinault River Bridge in Taholah, located in the Quinault Indian Reservation.
Road routes in Victoria assist drivers navigating roads throughout the state, as roads may change names several times between destinations, or have a second local name in addition to a primary name. There are two main route numbering schemes in use: numeric shields, and alphanumeric routes, with the former being replaced by the latter.
The Quinault National Fish Hatchery is a fish hatchery on the Quinault Reservation, operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Fish Hatchery System. It is on the Moclips Highway, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of its intersection with US 101 ( 47°21′32″N 123°59′28″W / 47.359°N 123.991°W ...
Quinault (/ k w ɪ ˈ n ɒ l t / or / k w ɪ ˈ n ɔː l t /) is an unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. [2] Quinault is located on the Olympic Peninsula . Lake Quinault is the location of Lake Quinault Lodge , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Lake Quinault (/ k w ɪ ˈ n ɒ l t / or / k w ɪ ˈ n ɔː l t /) is a lake on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. It is located in the glacial -carved Quinault Valley of the Quinault River , at the southern edge of Olympic National Park in the northwestern United States.