Boston Harbor, Washington

Boston Harbor is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington. The community is home to the Dofflemyer Point Light, built in 1934 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Boston Harbor, Washington
Unincorporated community
Boston Harbor Marina
Boston Harbor Marina
Boston Harbor is located in Washington (state)
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor is located in the United States
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor
Coordinates: 47°8′19.22″N 122°54′4.24″W
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyThurston
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

History

Seattle real estate developer C. D. Hillman platted the site in 1907 and promoted sale of lots by offering cash prizes to buyers.[1]

Geography

Boston Harbor is located at the intersection of Pickering Passage and Dana Passage, with outlying parts also falling along Budd Inlet. It is located between Dover Point and Dofflemyer Point, which is marked by a distinctive concrete lighthouse that is not accessible by land.[2] Boston Harbor is a formerly rural area that has now become an affluent exurb of Olympia, Washington.

Parks and recreation

The community is home to the Boston Harbor Marina,[3] and sits near Squaxin Park (formerly Priest Point Park) and Burfoot Park.[4]

Education

Children in the area have attended the formerly independent Boston Harbor School[5] since the early 1900s, now part of the Olympia School District.

See also

References
  1. Younkman v. Hillman, 1909 Washington State Supreme Court opinion. Retrieved 11/19/19.
  2. Mueller, M. and Mueller, T. (2006) Afoot & Afloat South Puget Sound. The Mountaineers Books. p 265.
  3. Boston Harbor Marina official website. Retrieved 8/3/08.
  4. Judd, R.C. (2001) Inside Out Washington: A Best Places Guide to the Outdoors. Sasquatch Books. p 25.
  5. Boston Harbor School Archived August 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine official website. Retrieved 9/7/11.


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