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Harstine Island (also known simply as Harstine or Hartstene) is an island in Mason County, Washington, United States. The US Census recognizes it as an unincorporated community . The island is located west of Case Inlet in southern Puget Sound , 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Olympia .
Jarrell Cove State Park administers five satellite state parks: Eagle Island, Harstine Island (a day-use park 2 miles (3.2 km) from Jarrell Cove with beach access via a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) trail), Hope Island, McMicken Island, and Stretch Point. [2] The park was established in 1953 and gradually expanded in the 1960s. [3]
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, [3] and 18 of those are found in Mason County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025.
The island is an Indian reservation of the Native American Squaxin Island Tribe. The island's land area is 5.739 km 2 (2.216 sq mi). There was no resident population as of the 2000 census. Squaxin Island is separated from Harstine Island, to the east, by Peale Passage. The island's name comes from the Lushootseed place–name sqʷax̌səd. [1]
Island Belle could transport three automobiles, and made three trips a day, three days a week. The ferry crossed Pickering Passage from the mainland to a landing on the west side of Harstine Island. [1] In 1929, Mason County replaced Island Belle with Harstine I, and, in 1945, Harstine II replaced Harstine I. In 1969 the ferry was superseded by ...
Allyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,194 as of the 2020 census. It was part of the former Allyn-Grapeview CDP that was broken up into Allyn and Grapeview in 2010. Allyn is located on the western shore of the North Bay region of the Case Inlet of Puget Sound.
Case Inlet, in southern Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, is an arm of water between Key Peninsula to the east and Harstine Island to the west. Its northern end, called North Bay, reaches nearly to Hood Canal, creating the defining isthmus of Kitsap Peninsula. Case Inlet is the boundary between Pierce County and Mason County.
Further, this preference is reflected in the spelling used in these 4 institutions: The Harstine Island Community Club (dating from 1914), The Harstine Island Grange (also dating from 1914), The name of the ferry (the last one named Harstine II and in service for ~3 decades), The Harstine Island Post Office.