The Admiralty Head Light is a deactivated aid to navigation located on Whidbey Island near Coupeville , Island County, Washington , on the grounds of Fort Casey State Park . The restored lighthouse overlooks Admiralty Inlet . It was the companion to the Point Wilson Light , which sits four miles away on Admiralty Inlet's western shore.
6-490: Two lighthouses have been built on Admiralty Head. Only the second remains. Admiralty Head, the east entrance point of Admiralty Inlet, is the southeast extremity of a succession of bluffs extending northward along the western shore of Whidbey Island to Point Partridge , where the bluffs attain their highest elevation. In 1858, the United States purchased 10 acres (4.0 ha) on the headland for $ 400. The original lighthouse
12-541: A 25-cent stamp featuring the Admiralty Head Light. The lighthouse has been restored by Washington State Parks and is sponsored by the Lighthouse Environmental Program (LEP), a collaborative function between Washington State University 's Extension Office and local environmental programs. In 2012, an historically accurate reconstruction of the lantern house was installed atop the tower. The work
18-499: The dividing line between Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca . The other reference is Point Wilson . In Lushootseed , the name of the point is x̌ʷuk̓q̓ʷqs , meaning "muddy point." The origin of the English name is not known for certain. According to G.H. Anderson, the point was named by George Vancouver in 1792, to honor the family of Vancouver's sister-in-law, Martha Partridge,
24-421: Was a wooden, two-story house with tower projecting from the gable. It was completed in 1861. It had a fourth order Fresnel lens , which was visible at 16 miles (26 km). In 1890, construction of Fort Casey forced the relocation of the lighthouse to a spot close to the site of the present lighthouse. It was demolished in 1928. A second, 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) lighthouse, constructed of brick and stucco ,
30-562: Was built in 1903. The design by Carl Leick incorporated thick walls meant to withstand earthquakes and the concussion of Fort Casey's guns. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1922, and the lantern moved to the New Dungeness Lighthouse in 1927. During its later occupancy by the Army, the lighthouse was used as a training facility for the K-9 dog program. In 1990, the U.S. Postal Service issued
36-524: Was done by student volunteers from three Whidbey Island high schools. Point Partridge Point Partridge ( Lushootseed : x̌ʷuk̓q̓ʷqs ) is the most westerly point of Whidbey Island , the largest island in Puget Sound . The point lies north of the Fort Ebey military reservation and south of West Beach . The primary importance of Point Partridge is as the northern and eastern reference point for
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