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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Within the fast growing Puget Sound region, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve provides a vivid historical record where Pacific Northwest history is still clearly visible in the landscape. Historical features of the reserve appear to today's visitors much as they did a century ago, when New England sea captains were drawn to Penn Cove.
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Rural America of the Last Century
The reserve was set aside by Congress in 1978 to preserve and protect a rural community—a cultural landscape—that is a laboratory of Pacific Northwest history. Today, historic land uses continue, with the rich prairie soils still being farmed, the forests being harvested, and century-old buildings being used as homes or places of business.
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Stories within a Cultural Landscape
Some of the important stories the reserve interprets to the public are those of Isaac Ebey, a person significant in early territorial government and the first European-American settler to claim land on Central Whidbey island before Washington became a state; the story of settlement under the Donation Land Claim Act between 1850 and 1855; the explorations of Captain George Vancouver in 1792; and the development and growth of the historic town of Coupeville.
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A Unique Partnership
The reserve is a non-traditional unit of the National Park system. It is the first unit of its kind in the system, with most of the land under private ownership. A unit of local government, the Trust Board of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, is charged with management as called for in the legislation creating the Reserve. The Trust Board is a partnership of local, state and federal governments working collaboratively to ensure the historic and natural resources of the reserve are protected for future generations to enjoy and experience.
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Ebey's Turns 30
Experience an American working rural community as our Nation’s first National Historical Reserve Celebrates 30 years of protecting what is timeless while accommodating change, November 8, 2008, Whidbey Island, Washington. Be a part of this nationally significant cultural landscape during the 30th Anniversary Celebration featuring hands on farming and historic preservation workshops, walking tours, homegrown and homemade foods and goods, music, children’s programming, a traditional barn dance, and other cultural tourism activities.
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Write to
Reserve Manager P.O. Box 774 162 Cemetery Road
Coupeville, WA 98239
Phone
Visitor Information (360) 678-6084
Fax
(360) 678-2246
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Climate
View current conditions and a multi-day forecast at Coupeville, Washington from the National Weather Service in Seattle. more...
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Did You Know?
Some of the Reserve's best walking is along the strip of rocky beach between Fort Casey and Fort Ebey state parks. The beach rises to dramatic 200-foot high bluffs, most of which are accessible by a trail.
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Last Updated: September 10, 2007 at 13:39 EST |