Point Grenville — circa 1949 — #L32R24F15_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State)
Pacific Ocean
This aerial view by Stan Spiegle shows Point Grenville, located between Moclips and Taholah. The point was named in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver in honor of Britain's secretary of state, Lord William Wyndham Grenville.
Thanks to Sam Talley who adds: "Point Grenville is south of Taholah along Highway 109. Its beaches and offshore sea stack rocks rival those along the Oregon coast. Because it is on the Quinault Indian Reservation, you must buy a visitor's permit at Taholah and may be required to have a guide. Many consider this the most beautiful beach area in the world with its many 'sea stacks' and rare birds. This site was first mentioned by Capt. Bruno de Hezeta (Heceta) in his 1775 expedition which on July 12 landed the first non-Indian people on what would become Washington State. When seven of his crew were attacked later that day and killed by Quinault Indians, he gave it the name 'Punto de los Martires', the Point of the Martyrs.”
