❧ Point No Point Lighthouse

June 2011

"Native Americans living in the area had named the point Hahd-skus, meaning long nose. During the U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1841, however, Charles Wilkes approached the spit, thinking it was a substantial point. Once Wilkes realized it was much smaller than expected, he named the spit Point No Point." ~The Seattle Times

Officially the oldest lighthouse along Puget Sound, Point No Point Lighthouse has been in operation since 1879, and was automated in 1977, though the Coast Guard used the keeper's quarters for personnel housing. Both the lighthouse and the detached keeper's quarters are listed in the Washington State Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places (1979).

In 2009, the lighthouse was deemed unnecessary by the Coast Guard and offered for sale at no cost, per National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, and was eventually taken by Kitsap County in July 2012.

Al worked as U.S. Coast Guard Light Keeper from 1957-1958 and 1961-1962.