| Fort Flagler | |
|---|---|
| (U.S. Registered Historic District) | |
| Location: | SE of Port Townsend on Marrowstone Island |
| Nearest city: | Port Townsend, Washington |
| Added to NRHP: | May 3, 1976 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76001882 |
| Governing body: | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
Fort Flagler State Park is a Washington state park on the site of Fort Flagler, a former United States Army fort at the northern end of Marrowstone Island. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A historic district in the United States is a group of buildings properties or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of State parks and reserves in the US state of Washington which are part of the Washington State Park System. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Marrowstone is a Census-designated place (CDP in Jefferson County, Washington, USA. From Fort Flagler, visitors can see Port Townsend to the northwest, the cranes at the Navy base on Indian Island to the west, and Whidbey Island eastward across Admiralty Inlet. Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. Indian Island is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. Whidbey Island (historical spelling Whidby) is one of nine Islands located in Island County, Washington, in the United States Admiralty Inlet is a Strait in the US state of Washington connecting the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Puget Sound Flagler Road (SR 116) terminates inside the park.
Amenities and activities
Fort Flagler has hiking and biking trails, individual campsites suitable for cars, two group campsites, two boat launches, and several historical buildings where visitors can stay - the Hospital Steward's House, the Waterway House, and the North and South Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters. A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force
In the 1960s and 1970s it was home to the Seattle Youth Symphony's Pacific Northwest Music Camp and Marrowstone Music Festival. Notes and References A film "1812 Overture" was filmed on location there in the mid 1970s.
Every August, the Kamiak Show Band holds its annual "band camp," during which band members learn new music, prepare for the upcoming marching band season, and rehearse in sessions enjoyed by members of the visiting public. You may have been looking for Kamiakin High School Kamiak High School was opened in Mukilteo Washington, United States, in September 1993
Newport High School (Bellevue, Washington) also holds a cross-country camp at Fort Flagler for one week during the summer. Newport High School ( NHS) is a Public Secondary school in Bellevue WA.
Eastside Catholic High School juniors and seniors take a trip to Fort Flagler for the Destiny retreat.
Seattle Girls Choir has there annual "Choir Camp" during the first weekend in August. The Seattle Girls Choir (SGC was established in 1982 when Dr Jerome L This is a a time for all three of the upper level choirs to have intensive music instruction in an environment that is fun and enjoyable
United Methodist Youth from the Seattle/Tacoma district enjoy a weekend retreat there in mid-late fall.
External links
- Fort Flagler State Park (Washington State Parks website)
- Daniel Webster Flagler page at arlingtoncemetery.net
- Marrowstone Point Lighthouse
- USGS Marrowstone Marine Field Station
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