West Blakely Kitsap County, Washington
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General information on West Blakely
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for West Blakely
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| West Blakely | Official |
Origin Notes and History of West Blakely
References to West Blakely that document the origin of its place name
BLAKELY, an island in San Juan County; a rock, harbor and town on Bainbridge Island in Kitsap County. The island and the harbor were both named by the Wilkes Expedition, 1841, in honor of Johnston Blakely, an American naval hero of the War of 1812. The name of the rock and of the town were derived from that of the harbor. In 1813, Blakely was given command of the new sloop-of-war Wasp, in which he made a number of most daring captures. On June 28, 1814, he captured the Reindeer, for which Congress voted him a gold medal. After a number of other successful exploits, news of the sioop ended. No word was ever received of the Wasp or her brave crew. There is now being made an effort to standardize the spelling of the name. The officer himself on one sheet of manuscript spelled his own name Blakely and Blakeley.
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Last updated: 2017-03-05