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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Map of the sites in the reserve.
Location	Island County, Washington, USA
Nearest city	Coupeville, WashingtonNearest city: Coupeville, Washington
Coordinates	48°13′6″N 122°41′1″W / 48.21833°N 122.68361°W / 48.21833; -122.68361Coordinates: 48°13′6″N 122°41′1″W / 48.21833°N 122.68361°W / 48.21833; -122.68361
Area	17,400 acres (70.4 km²)
Established	November 10, 1978 Established: November 10, 1978
Governing body	National Park Service

Jacob Ebey Blockhouse

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is a unit of the National Park Service near Coupeville, Washington.

This rural historic district preserves and protects an unbroken historical record of Puget Sound exploration and settlement from the 19th century to the present. Historic farms, still under cultivation in the prairies of Whidbey Island, reveal land use patterns unchanged since settlers claimed the land in the 1850s under the Donation Land Claim Act. The Victorian seaport community of Coupeville, one of the oldest towns in Washington is in the reserve. Also included are two state parks: Fort Casey and Fort Ebey. Central Whidbey Island Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places, is also part of the reserve.

Ebey's Landing provides a vivid historical record of Pacific Northwest history, including the first exploration of Puget Sound by Captain George Vancouver in 1792; early settlement by Colonel Isaac Ebey, an important figure in Washington Territory; growth and settlement resulting from the Oregon Trail and the Westward migration; the Donation Land Laws (1850-1855); and the continued growth and settlement of the town of Coupeville.

Unlike many National Park Service units, the Ebey's Landing encompasses a mixture of federal, state, county and private property, all managed in a way that preserves its historic essence.^[1]

Authorized November 10, 1978. The reserve is a partnership managed by a local Trust Board. Limited federal facilities are available. Only 209.06 acres (0.846 km²) of the reserve is federally owned.

There is very infrequent surfing in the park requiring a strong NW swell and a flow tide.

See also

• Battle of Port Gamble
• USS Massachusetts

References

Sources

• Roberts, George; Roberts, Jan (1999). Discover Historic Washington State, Gem Guides Book Company, ISBN 1889786071.
• The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

External links

• National Park Service: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
• Fort Ebey

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