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Diamond Point
—  Unincorporated community  —
Diamond Point, seen from Gardiner
Diamond Point Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 48°05′39″N 122°54′47″W / 48.09417°N 122.91306°W / 48.09417; -122.91306Coordinates: 48°05′39″N 122°54′47″W / 48.09417°N 122.91306°W / 48.09417; -122.91306
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clallam
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
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Diamond Point, seen from Gardiner

Diamond Point is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, located on the Miller Peninsula. Located mostly along the waterfront, Diamond Point is entirely residential. It is serviced by the small Diamond Point Airport, notable for taxiways that run across town streets, connecting to hangars that are adjacent to driveways. Diamond Point is at the northwestern corner of Discovery Bay, and looks north to Protection Island.

History

Diamond Point was a quarantine station for ships coming into the Puget Sound from outside the United States. There are still old relics of Diamond Point's past visible, including a crumbling dock, a spray house, a utility building, a hospital, and a nurses' quarters. The hospital and nurses' quarters are now private residences.

Another old community, Gardiner, is south of Diamond Point on the west side of the bay. Both areas were cleared in the late 19th century.

References

• Fish, Harriet U., "Fish Tales of Diamond Point Quarantine Station", © 1992

Municipalities and communities of Clallam County, Washington County seat: Port Angeles Cities Forks | Port Angeles | Sequim CDPs Bell Hill | Blyn | Carlsborg | Neah Bay | Port Angeles East | River Road Unincorporated communities Agnew | Beaver | Clallam Bay | Diamond Point | Dungeness | Elwha | Fairholm | Joyce | La Push | Ozette | Piedmont | Sappho | Schoolhouse Point | Sekiu