Quilcene Jefferson County, Washington
Mapped Location
Quilcene: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Quilcene
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Quilcene
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Quilcene | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Quilcene
References to Quilcene that document the origin of its place name
QUILCENE, a bay, the northwestern projection of Dabop Bay, in the eastern part of Jefferson County. A town on the bay bears the same name. The word has been spelled "Colcene", "Colseed", "Quilceed". Rev. Myron Eells, for many years a missionary among the Hood Canal Indians, says: "Quil-ceed is a Twana name, from quil-ceed-o-bish, the name of a band of Twanas who lived on Quilceed bay. It means 'salt-water people', in distinction from the S-kaw-kaw-bish, or 'fresh-water people', another band of the same tribe." (American Anthropoligist, for January, 1892.) Quilcene is the form on most recent charts including No. 6450 of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Jefferson County
- Adelma Beach
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- Bridgehaven
- Brinnon
- Camp Discovery
- Chimacum
- Clearwater
- Coyle
- Dabob
- Discovery Bay
- Discovery Junction
- Duckabush
- Eaglemount
- East Quilcene
- Fairmont
- Fort Flagler
- Four Corners
- Gardiner
- Glen Cove
- Hoh
- Irondale
- Kalaloch
- Lackawanna Beach
- Leland
- Marrowstone
- Mats Mats
- Maynard
- McGees (historical)
- Nordland
- Oil City
- Port Discovery
- Port Hadlock
- Port Ludlow
- City of Port Townsend
- Queets
- Quilcene
- Seal Rock
- Shine-Gri-La
- Smith Place
- Swansonville
- Tukey
- Uncas
- Woodmans
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Last updated: 2024-06-12