Duwamish Head

Duwamish Head

Duwamish Head seen from Elliott Bay
Map showing the location of Duwamish Head
Location West Seattle, Seattle, King County, Washington, US
Coordinates 47°35′42″N 122°23′10″W / 47.595°N 122.386°W / 47.595; -122.386Coordinates: 47°35′42″N 122°23′10″W / 47.595°N 122.386°W / 47.595; -122.386
Topo map USGS Duwamish Head[1]

Duwamish Head is the northernmost point in West Seattle, Washington, jutting into Elliott Bay. The Duwamish called it "Low Point" or "Base of the Point" (Lushootseed: sgWudaqs).

A large boulder covered with petroglyphs once lay on the beach.[2] The Duwamish tribe was relocated to a reservation here in 1856, which at the time was referred to as Holderness Point.[3] From 1907 to 1913 it was the site of an amusement park, Luna Park. Today Alki Beach Park extends southwestward from Duwamish Head to Alki Point;[4] the area at the head is sometimes called "Anchor Park" due to the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) anchor at the site.

References

  1. ↑ "Duwamish Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-01-01. Feature ID 1504603.
  2. ↑ Thrush, Coll (2007). Native Seattle: Histories from the Crossing-Over Place. University of Washington Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-295-98700-6.
  3. ↑ "Summary under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment of the Duwamish Tribal Organization" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Federal Acknowledgement. 1996. p. 20.
  4. ↑ "Alki Beach Park". Seattle Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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