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The first light at Cattle Point was a lens lantern on a post erected in 1888. [4] In 1921, the U.S. Navy installed a radio compass station. [5] The modern 34-foot (10 m), octagonal, concrete tower on Cattle Point was erected in 1935.
The Salish Sea (/ ˈ s eɪ l ɪ ʃ / SAY-lish) is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.It includes the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways.
Haro Strait joins Boundary Pass at Turn Point on Stuart Island, where a major navigation beacon, Turn Point Light, is located. Heavy, dangerous rip tides occurs near Turn Point, as well as near the northern end of Boundary Pass, between Patos Island Light on Patos Island and East Point on Saturna Island .
The design for the housepost is by Coast Salish (Musqueam) artist Susan A. Point and for the totem pole by Robert Davidson. There is no clear delineation of posted credits for carving this and a nearby Haida totem pole, but the list of carvers includes Robert Davidson, Leonard Wells, Ben Davidson, Leslie Wells, Reg Davidson, and [illegible ...
The Carmanah Point Light Station was established in 1891. The first light was built of wood and was attached to the keeper's housing. The present tower was built in 1920 of concrete and remains in operation. The area is said to be named for the upstream Nitinaht village. It is said the name means "thus far upstream". [2]: 39
Bellingham Bay is a bay of the Salish Sea located in Washington State in the United States. It is separated from the Strait of Georgia on the west by the Lummi Peninsula, Portage Island, and Lummi Island. It is bordered on the east by Bellingham, Washington, to the south-east by the Chuckanut Mountains, and to the south by Samish Bay.
Sustainable reef net fishing is a salmon harvesting technique created and used by Lummi and Coast Salish Indigenous people over 1,000 years. In WA’s northern waters, Lummi keep sustainable ...
English: Map of Coast Salish linguistic distribution in the early to mid 1800s This file was derived from: Canada British Columbia location map.svg; USA Washington location map.svg