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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is a unique cultural landscape where history and nature come together in unparalleled beauty and richness. The Res...
Sep 12, 2023 · The Origins of Ebey's Landing. In 1850 Isaac Ebey (1818-1857), the first permanent white settler on Whidbey Island, claimed one square mile (640 acres) of mostly prairie land on a bluff overlooking Admiralty Inlet on the island's east side, 320 acres in his name and 320 acres in the name of his wife, Rebecca, who at the time remained in Missouri.
The Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is a rural historic district that preserves and protects the historical record of Puget Sound exploration and settlement from the 19th century to the present. Historic farms, still under cultivation in the prairies of Whidbey Island, reveal land use patterns unchanged since settlers claimed the ...
Jan 24, 2022 · For more than 150 years, the Ferry House has stood watch over Ebey’s Prairie and Ebey's Landing. Built in 1860 by Winfield Scott Ebey and George Beam, the Ferry House provided shelter and support for travellers making their way up and down the Salish Sea and to families who settled on the island.
10 best things to do at Ebey’s Landing. 1. Bluff Trail Loop (3.5 miles) The Bluff Trail Loop (3.5 miles round-trip) starts at the beach parking lot at Ebey’s Landing State Park. The trail ascends up the bluff overlooking the beach, then zigzags down the slope to beach level, and travels back along the beach past Perego’s Lake to the ...
The Reserve was established in 1978 by Congress to preserve and protect a rural community which provides an unbroken and vivid historical record of Pacific Northwest history, from 19th century exploration and settlement to the present time. Ebey’s Landing includes 25 square miles of a cultural landscape in the heart of Whidbey Island.
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For questions about the Junior Ranger Program please call (360) 678-6084 or email ebeys4ever@gmail.com. Children are invited to discover Ebey’s Landing and earn their Junior Ranger badge by completing the Ebey’s Junior Ranger Book. You’ll discover Native American places and learn about history and agriculture’s importance in the Reserve.
