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POINT WILSON
July 20, 1878: "Light Station.--Congress, at its recent session, made an appropriation of $50,000 for a lighthouse at Tillamook Head, and one of $8,000 for a light and fog signal at Point Wilson, Puget Sound. The inspector of this lighthouse district and the engineer have been ordered to jointly select sites for these stations, and to report their conclusions to the lighthouse board. They will visit the localities immediately.--Dispatch." (Northstar)
April 24, 1879: "When the workmen get actively employed on the lighthouse and fog whistle on Point Wilson, and the county commences operations on our new court house, we look for more local trade." (Puget Sound Weekly Argus)
December 18, 1879: "NEW LIGHT.-- The light at Point Wilson shed its brilliant rays over the balmy and secure bosom of our lovely bay for the first time on Monday evening, scattering beams of light over the path of the frisky mariner as he wends his trackless way from the broad Pacific on the one side and the wood-covered hills of Puget Sound on the other. 'The light of other days is faded.' We accepted an invitation from Mr. Holt, the gentlemanly contractor, to be present at the starting of the new beacon upon its regular duty, but were prevented by an unusual rush of work. This light house will perform a very important function in the future maritime equipment of Puget Sound become the Straits of Juan de Fuca, it will aid lonely mariners from all directions to take their bearings during the long hours of the night." (Puget Sound Argus)
October 10, 1895: "The steamer Wildwood, of Port Townsend was in the Harbor, Sunday morning with Mr. A.T. Allen and family aboard. Mr. Allen has been transferred from Turn Point station on Stuart Island to Point Wilson, near Port Townsend. Mr. Durgin, who has had charge of the lighthouse at Point Wilson now comes to take charge of the Stuart Island light at Turn Point." (The Islander)
June 16, 1904: "Sam McGee, to whom was awarded the contract for hauling and laying the stone which is to be put as a breakwater at Point Wilson to save the light spit, has made all the preliminary arrangements and will start work on his contract some time during the coming week." (Port Townsend Leader)
August 9, 1904: "Sam McGee who has the contract for the stone revetment work at Point Wilson, which is being placed to keep the sea from further encroachment on the spit announces that within two weeks he will have completed his contract.
This work consists of the dumping of big rock along the beach for a considerable distance to break the force of the sea which was gradually eating its way toward the lighthouse and would have in time destroyed the property there. As this is one of the most important points on the coast for the maintenance of a light station it became necessary to do something." (Port Townsend Leader)
April 9, 1912: "Battery McKenzie is the latest addition to the armament of Fort Worden. The battery is built on the flat near Point Wilson light and is fitted with two 12-inch disappearing guns and is manned by the 63d Company coast artillery. This is the only battery at any fort on the coast which has 12-inch disappearing guns. There are a number of batteries with 10-inch disappearing guns at the several forts on the coast, but Battery McKenzie enjoys the distinction of being the only one with 12-inch guns." (Port Townsend Leader)