Oak Harbor in Island County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Flintstone Park Flagpole

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2014

1. Flintstone Park Flagpole Marker

Inscription.

This Navy flagstaff is placed here to honor all those Navy people who have served aboard the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island, their families, and the people of Oak Harbor who have long supported the Navy mission.

Our National Ensign was flown from this flagstaff aboard the Naval Air Station for more than 45 years, and was erected here through joint efforts of the City and the Navy.

It is dedicated this Armed Forces Day, 18 May 1991.

Erected 1991 by City of Oak Harbor and Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 18, 1991.

Location. 48° 17.226′ N, 122° 38.858′ W. Memorial is in Oak Harbor, Washington, in Island County. It is on SE Dock Street south of SE Bayshore Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker and flagpole are in Flintstone Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oak Harbor WA 98277, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Harbor's Ties to the Sea (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oak Harbor’s Early “Town” (approx. ¼ mile away); Beeksma’s Corner

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(approx. half a mile away); The Skagit, a stately society (approx. 3.6 miles away); U.S. Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Jolly Boat (approx. 4.8 miles away); Zylstra Law Office (approx. 4.9 miles away); Welcome (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Harbor.

Also see . . . City of Oak Harbor, Washington. (Submitted on May 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Flintstone Park Flagpole and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2014

2. Flintstone Park Flagpole and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.