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Whidbey Island (historical spelling Whidby) is one of nine islands in Island County, Washington. The others are Camano Island (second largest and to the east of Whidbey), Baby (or Hackney), Ben Ure, Deception, Kalamut, Minor, Smith, and Strawberry. Whidbey is an island forming the northern boundary of the Puget Sound in Washington State, USA. The nine islands comprise all of Island County. Whidbey Island is home to 58,211 residents (2000 census), also known as 'Whidbey Islanders'. It is located about 30 miles (50 km) north of Seattle, and lies between the Olympic Peninsula and the I-5 corridor of western Washington. The west coast of the island looks toward the eastern entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet; Puget Sound is to the south; Possession Sound and Saratoga Passage are on the east; and Fidalgo Island lies across Deception Pass to the north. It is between 36 miles (58 km) and 62 miles (100 km) long (from the extreme north to extreme south, depending on the source of the measurement) making it the second largest and second or third longest in the continental U.S., and 1.5 to 12 miles (2 to 18 km) wide. With 168.67 mi² (436.85 km²) of land area, Whidbey Island is the third largest island in the contiguous United States after Long Island, NY, and Isle Royale, MI. The 2000 census reported a population of 58,211

  Whidbey Island South Entrance is from Mukilteo, WA. 
travel by ferry To Clinton. Mukilteo / Everett is home to Boeing 787
The Hilton Garden Inn is a great place to stay and visit the center.
Langley is a quiet harbor town with a small boat dock facility.
The choice 4 star accommodations are The Inn at Langley
Keystone - Park your car and ride the ferry to Victorian town
of Port Townsend. Stay at a B&B The English Inn or in the Vintage
Palace Hotel. Have car car? drive to Inn at Port Hadlock or the gateway to Victoria BC. the town of Port Angeles
Coupeville The Inn at Penn Cove consists of two of Coupeville's finest historic homes - 1887 Kineth House and the 1891 Coupe-Gillespie House. The Italianate-style Kineth House has three guest rooms, all with private baths and gas fireplaces. The Coupe-Gillesp
Oak Harbor Hotels Escape to Whidbey Island, the longest island in the San Juan area and in the U.S. The Best Western Harbor Plaza is the ideal choice for the discriminating traveler.
Anacortes, WA the Gateway to the San Juan Islands ,
Rosario Resort ,and  Friday Harbor staying at Friday Harbor House
North of Whidbey Island is the Fidalgo Country Inn  connecting
the Island to the main land by  Mt Vernon & I-5 by Bridges.
La Conner your stop to visit Antique and Tulip Festival country.
The Heron Inn is a great Bed and Breakfast stop over. Or looking
for modern stay, Burlington offers a Holiday Inn Express
Mountains Overlooking Lake Whatcom, South Bay B&B At Lake Whatcom Offers Secluded Accommodations 15 Miles North Of Sedro Woolley, Wash. The Bed And Breakfast Is Separated From The Lake By Lake Whatcom Park.
           
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Anacortes
Arlington

B
Bainbridge Island
Bellingham
Blaine
Boeing Mukilteo Fac
Bothell
Bow
Burlington

C
Coupeville

D
Deer Harbor
Downtown Seattle

E
Eastsound
Edmonds
Everett
Everett WA
F
Ferndale
Forks
Friday Harbor

G
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor

H
Hood Cannal

L
Lake Quinault
Langley
Langley

M
Marysville
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon

Mukilteo
Mukilteo / Boeing Fac


 
O
Oak Harbor
Ocean Park
Ocean Shores
Orcas Island

P
Port Angeles
Port Hadlock
Port Ludlow
Port Orchard
Port Townsend
Port Townsend Vacation
Poulsbo
Poulsbo

Q
Quinault

R
Roche Harbor

 
Seattle Area

Bell St Cruise Terminal
Cruise Terminal Pier 30
Cruise Terminal Pier 66
Capitol Hill
Chateau St. Michelle
Experience Music Project
Harborview Medical
Husky Stadium
Key Arena
McCaw Hall
Northwest Hospital
Pacific Science Center
Pike Street Market
Pioneer Square
Safeco Field
Seahawks Stadium
Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport
Seattle University
Space Needle
Woodland Park Zoo
 
S
San Juan Island
Sea-Tac
Seattle
Sequim
Shelton
Silverdale

W
Whidbey Island


 

 

History
The island was once inhabited by members of the Skagit, Swinomish, Suquamish, Snohomish and other Native American tribes. Whidbey Island was discovered by Europeans in 1790 by Captain George Vancouver. In May of that year, Joseph Whidbey along with Peter Puget began to map and explore the areas of Puget Sound. Whidbey circumnavigated Whidbey Island in June, and Capt. Vancouver named it after him.

The first known overnight stay on Whidbey Island by a non native American was by Catholic missionary Father Blanchet, while traveling across Puget Sound, on 26 May 1840.

LT Charles Wilkes, Commander of the triumphant U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 (which proved the existence of the Continent of Antarctica and brought back 40 tons of specimens from around the world, which became the basis for the Smithsonian Institution), sailed the USS Vincennes into Penn Cove in 1841. There he found the largest Indian settlement of Puget Sound and noted a mission had been started with a 2 acre fenced garden. Wilkes named the lower cove after his assistant surgeon, Silas Holmes (Holmes Harbor).

In 1850, Colonel Isaac N. Ebey became the first permanent settler on Whidbey Island, claiming a square mile of prairie with a southern shoreline on Admiralty Inlet. Even though he was farming potatoes and wheat on his land, he was also the postmaster for Port Townsend, Washington and rowed a boat daily across the inlet in order to work at the Post Office there. On August 11, 1857, Colonel Ebey was murdered and beheaded at age 39 by Haida Indians who travelled from the Queen Charlotte Islands (Canada) looking for revenge against the first white leader they happened upon. Their original intended victim was supposedly Dr. John Kellogg, who lived near the present day lighthouse at Admiralty Head. Fort Ebey (established in 1942) on the west side of the central part of the island (just northwest of Coupeville) is named in Colonel Ebey's honor as is Ebey's Landing, the beachfront located just below the still-standing home Ebey lived in with his family.

The Admiralty Head Lighthouse is located in this area on the grounds of Fort Casey State Park. The area around Coupeville is the federally protected Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve in honor of Isaac Ebey.
 

           
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