Near Sequim in Jefferson County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Discovery Bay

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 26, 2021

1. Discovery Bay Marker

Inscription. On May 2, 1792. the intrepid English explorer, Captain George Vancouver, in search of a northwest passage, sailed his sloop Discovery and the armed tender Chatham down the strait of Juan de Fuca and into this sheltered harbor. This bay Vancouver named Port Discovery for his ship, and the small island guarding the entrance he appropriately called Protection Island. While at anchor here Vancouver set out in small boats for further exploration of this vicinity and discovered nearby the harbor of Port Townsend, so named by him for the Marquis of Townshend.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1792.

Location. 48° 2.762′ N, 122° 54.187′ W. Marker is near Sequim, Washington, in Jefferson County. It is on Olympic Highway (U.S. 101) west of 1st Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sequim WA 98382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Olympic Peninsula.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

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and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain George Vancouver's Exploration of the Waters (approx. 1.1 miles away); Honoring Marvin Glenn Shields CMA3, USN (approx. 6.9 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Chief Chetzemoka (approx. 7.7 miles away); Chetzemoka (approx. 7.7 miles away); Sentinel Rock (approx. 7.7 miles away); qatáy Prairie (approx. 7.7 miles away); Kah Tai Prairie Preserve (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Captain George Vancouver R.N. (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Marvin Glenn Shields (was approx. 6.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 26, 2021

2. Discovery Bay Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.