Fox Island Historical Museum
Fox Island Historical Museum is a museum in Pierce, Washington. Fox Island Historical Museum is situated nearby to the fire station Pierce County Fire District #5, as well as near the islet Tanglewood Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fox Island School and Tanglewood Island.
Fox Island School
Building
Photo: Hedwig in Washington, CC BY 3.0.
The Fox Island School is a former public school in Fox Island, Washington. On 15. July 1987 the National Register of Historic Places listed the building under the reference number 87001167 as a historic building. Fox Island School is situated 1 mile north of Fox Island Historical Museum.
Tanglewood Island
Islet
Tanglewood Island is a small island in Hale Passage off the northern shore of Fox Island in Pierce County, Washington. It was originally called Grave Island and was sacred to the Nisqually Indians, who for decades practiced tree burials by placing their honored dead in dugout canoes high in the fir trees. Tanglewood Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Fox Island Historical Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Island and Artondale.
Fox Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fox Island is a 5.2 square mile island off the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula, in the Puget Sound of Washington state, across from the Tacoma "Narrows". It is semi-rural, with bridge access from Gig Harbor.
Artondale
Town
Artondale is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,641 at the 2020 census. Artondale is situated 4 miles north of Fox Island Historical Museum.
University Place
Town
Photo: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north–south route of Grandview Drive. University Place is situated 4 miles east of Fox Island Historical Museum.
Fox Island Historical Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.24172° or 47° 14′ 30″ northLongitude
-122.6205° or 122° 37′ 14″ westOpen location code
84VV69RH+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 454911378OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pierce County Fire District #5 and Fox Island Yacht Club.
Nearby Places
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