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Robert Jay Mathews (January 16, 1953 – December 8, 1984) was an American neo-Nazi activist and the leader of The Order, an American white supremacist militant group. [1] [2] He was burned alive during a shootout with approximately 75 federal law enforcement agents who surrounded his house on Whidbey Island, near Freeland, Washington.
San de Fuca is an unincorporated community and geographical location on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, United States. [1] Formerly a small town in the 19th century, it lies on the north side of Penn Cove across from Coupeville.
Whidbey News-Times is a twice-weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) newspaper published in Oak Harbor, Washington, United States covering general news on Whidbey Island. It is owned by Sound Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press. Its sister paper is the South Whidbey Record. Another sister paper, the Whidbey Examiner, was shuttered in 2017. [2]
The old Inn is currently owned by the National Park Service. The Ferry House became part of the 17,500-acre (71 km 2) Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve created in 1978 to protect the rural working landscape and community on Central Whidbey Island. It is one of more than 400 historic buildings in the NHR.
Bayview is an unincorporated community centered at the intersection of State Route 525 and Bayview Road on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, United States. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of Clinton , and 4 miles (6 km) south of the city of Langley .
Oak Harbor is a city located on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,622 at the 2020 census . Oak Harbor was incorporated on May 14, 1915.
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.
Hedgebrook is a rural retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island, Washington, founded in 1988. Hedgebrook's artist-in-residence program accepts up to 80 writers each year, who spend two to four weeks in residence working on their diverse writing projects. [1] [2] Each writer stays in her own hand-crafted cottage.