This house, built in 1905-1906 as part of the Mukilteo
Light Station, was designed by Carl W. Leick. The first
family to occupy this house was that of the first
Assistant Lighthouse Keeper, David O. Kinyon.
The photo shows how the original light . . . — — Map (db m159828) HM
Early Explorers of the Mukilteo Region
We do not know the name of the first man or women to venture into the Mukilteo area, but we do know that the ancestors of today’s Native Americans migrated from Asia to North America at least 12,000 . . . — — Map (db m61041) HM
Geology
The landscape you see from Lighthouse Park has been shaped by geologic processes. These processes have been working slowly and steadily over the past 2 million years of the Quaternany period, a long episode of creation and . . . — — Map (db m178911) HM
COMMEMORATING:
The hospitality of early Mukilteo residents to families of Japanese workers at Crown Lumber Co.
The Japanese lived near this marker in an area known as Japanese Gulch from 1903 until the 1930's, when the sawmill closed . . . — — Map (db m178726) HM
The Keeper's House, designed by Carl W. Leick, was
built in 1905-1906 along with the lighthouse and other
light station buildings. Peter N. Christiansen,
Mukilteo's first lighthouse keeper, lived here with his
family until 1925. Christiansen had . . . — — Map (db m159815) HM
On May 30, 1792 Captain Vancouver and his party anchored off this point and came ashore the following morning. Commissioned by the British to survey the N.W. Coast of America, they named this area Rose Point for the many wild roses that grew . . . — — Map (db m83866) HM
Welcome to a walking tour of Mukilteo Lighthouse Park and Mukilteo's historic light station. We hope you enjoy this walk, learning more about Mukilteo and its lighthouse. The tour is fully accessible, and restrooms are located here in the park. . . . — — Map (db m178833) HM
This property has been placed on:
The National Register of Historic Places by the Department of the Interior and on
the Washington Heritage Register by the Governor's Advisory Council on historic preservation.
The Mukilteo . . . — — Map (db m83865) HM
Use of the Spit in Mukilteo
This area is within the traditional territory of the Snohomish who, along with the Snoqualmie, Skykomish and other allied tribes and bands, are Salish-speaking indigenous peoples that lived along the shoreline . . . — — Map (db m178832) HM
Coast Salish peoples, here for thousands of years before settlers arrived, shared a strong belief in the existence of "myth age," when beings sharing both human and animal qualities roamed the earth. According to legend, a Changer . . . — — Map (db m179253) HM
"When you're on the water, you know that you're celebrating your ancestors and taking care of your spirit"
-Tulalip tribal member, Sydney Napeahl.
Cedar canoes are the traditional mode of transportation for Coastal Native American . . . — — Map (db m179260) HM
Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855
On January 22, 1855, a treaty was negotiated between the United States Government and the Coast Salish tribes of this area. More than 2,000 Indians gathered here from throughout the Northern Puget Sound . . . — — Map (db m178806) HM
In 1853, Washington's territorial governor Isaac Stevens identified 30 different Indian tribes in the Puget Sound area. A presidential order directed him to sign treaties with them. The Point Elliott Treaty, signed on this waterfront in 1855, . . . — — Map (db m179257) HM
The Gifts from the Old Growth Cedars
Back 1,000 years ago until the 1880’s, old growth cedar was abundant along the drainages of our streams and the Snohomish River. Just as salmon and marine species played an important role in providing . . . — — Map (db m178754) HM
At this place on January 22, 1855,
Governor Isaac I. Stevens
concluded the treaty by which the
Indians ceded the lands from Point
Pully to the British boundary. Of the
one hundred signatures, eighty-two
were by Indian chiefs, headmen . . . — — Map (db m135450) HM
