Diamond Point, Washington

Diamond Point, Washington
Diamond Point
—  Unincorporated community  —
Diamond Point, seen from Gardiner
Diamond Point is located in Washington (state)
Diamond Point
Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 48°05′39″N 122°54′47″W / 48.09417°N 122.91306°W / 48.09417; -122.91306Coordinates: 48°05′39″N 122°54′47″W / 48.09417°N 122.91306°W / 48.09417; -122.91306
Country United States
State Washington
County Clallam
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 – Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes
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Diamond Point, seen from Gardiner

Diamond Point is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, located on the Miller Peninsula. Located mostly along the waterfront, Diamond Point is entirely residential. It is serviced by the small Diamond Point Airport, notable for taxiways that run across town streets, connecting to hangars that are adjacent to driveways. Diamond Point is at the northwestern corner of Discovery Bay, and looks north to Protection Island.

History

Diamond Point was a quarantine station for ships coming into the Puget Sound from outside the United States. There are still old relics of Diamond Point's past visible, including two crumbling docks, a spray house, a utility building, a hospital, and a nurses' quarters. The hospital and nurses' quarters are now private residences.

Another old community, Gardiner, is south of Diamond Point on the west side of the bay. Both areas were cleared in the late 19th century.

References

  • Fish, Harriet U., "Fish Tales of Diamond Point Quarantine Station", © 1992

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