This small, about two acre, section of native prairie has been set aside to preserve the type of vegetation that was common in this area after the last ice age, over 10,000 years ago. You can find it in the Port Townsend Golf Course. The preserve is maintained by the Olympic Chapter of the Washington [...]
This memorial to the Jefferson County fallen during WW I is located on the main walkway to the County Courthouse. Those are ornamental cabbages blooming in front of the plaque.
Here we see the Jefferson County Courthouse as the sun breaks through the clouds to illuminate the clock tower.
This huge anchor rests on the corner of the parade ground of Fort Worden closest to the access road to the beach.
Last year the entire building looked like the side on the left. As is the case with many old buildings in Fort Worden State Park there’s little money to maintain structures that are not in active use. To help remedy the situation, the Port Townsend School of Woodworking sponsored a project to begin the restoration [...]
The old gun emplacements in Fort Worden sit over concrete storage rooms, many deep and dark enough that you need a flashlight to explore them.
Battery Benson was the last gun emplacement completed atop Artillery Hill in Fort Worden. The battery held two 10 inch guns. This is the covered corridor beneath the battery that leads to the magazines for the guns. These old gun emplacements are fun to explore. They are unlit and some of the chambers and corridors [...]
