Boston Harbor, Washington

Boston Harbor, Washington

Location within the state of Washington

Coordinates: 47°8′19.22″N 122°54′4.24″W / 47.1386722°N 122.9011778°W / 47.1386722; -122.9011778Coordinates: 47°8′19.22″N 122°54′4.24″W / 47.1386722°N 122.9011778°W / 47.1386722; -122.9011778
Country United States
State Washington
County Thurston

Boston Harbor is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington. C. D. Hillman, a Seattle real estate developer, platted the site in 1917 believing that it would be excellent for industrial development and easily reached by the mosquito fleet of steamships plying the Puget Sound.[1] The community is home to the Dofflemyer Point Light, built in 1934 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

It is located at the intersection of Pickering Passage and Dana Passage, with outlying parts also falling along Budd Inlet. It is located between Dover Point and Defflemyer Point, which is marked by a distinctive concrete lighthouse that is not accessible by land.[2] Boston Harbor is a formerly rural area that has now become an affluent exurb of Olympia, Washington.

Community

Looking out on Boston Harbor Marina

The community features many waterfront and waterview homes. The area is also home to the Boston Harbor Marina,[3] and sits near Priest Point Park and Burfoot Park.[4] Children in the area have attended the formerly independent Boston Harbor School[5] since the early 1900s, now part of the Olympia School District.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Place names of Thurston County" Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 8/3/08.
  2. ↑ Mueller, M. and Mueller, T. (2006) Afoot & Afloat South Puget Sound. The Mountaineers Books. p 265.
  3. ↑ Boston Harbor Marina official website. Retrieved 8/3/08.
  4. ↑ Judd, R.C. (2001) Inside Out Washington: A Best Places Guide to the Outdoors. Sasquatch Books. p 25.
  5. ↑ Boston Harbor School Archived August 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. official website. Retrieved 9/7/11.


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