West Point (Seattle)
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West Point is the westernmost point in Seattle, Washington, USA, jutting into Puget Sound from the Magnolia neighborhood. It also marks the northern extent of Elliott Bay; a line drawn southeastward to Alki Point marks the western extent of the bay. At the point itself is the 1881 West Point Lighthouse, the first manned light station on Puget Sound. Just to the east is King County's sewage treatment plant, and beyond that, Discovery Park, formerly the U.S. Army's Fort Lawton.
The original Duwamish Indian name for West Point, transliterated variously as PKa'dz Elue,[1] Oka-dz-elt-cu, Per-co-dus-chule, or Pka-dzEltcu, means "thrust far out." West Point was given its current name in 1841 by U.S. Navy lieutenant Charles Wilkes, commander of the United States Exploring Expedition.
Recent archaeological finds show evidence that humans have inhabited the West Point area for nearly 5000 years. Archaeologists still continue to excavate several sites on west point.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Steve Wilke and Karen James, An Archeological Evaluation of the Fort Lawton Historical District, Seattle, Geo-Recon International (Seattle), July 1984. A report submitted to the City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. p. 11.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographical Names Information System: West Point
- West Point Lighthouse
- West Point Treatment Plant
- Archaeology of West Point
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Coordinates: 47°39′42″N 122°26′13″W / 47.66167°N 122.43694°W
