Point Grenville

Point Grenville in Washington

Point Grenville is a headland of Washington State. The point was named Punta de los Mártires ("Point of the Martyrs") during the 1775 expedition of Bruno de Heceta in response to an attack by the local Quinault Indians. This site is sacred to the Quinault and is currently being developed to host the 2013 Paddle to Quinault.^[1]

References

↑ Tovell, Freeman M. (2008). At the Far Reaches of Empire: The Life of Juan Francisco De La Bodega Y Quadra. University of British Columbia Press. pp. 25–29. ISBN 978-0-7748-1367-9.

External links

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point Grenville

Coordinates: 47°18′15″N 124°16′43″W / 47.30417°N 124.27861°W / 47.30417; -124.27861

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[1] Tovell, Freeman M. (2008). At the Far Reaches of Empire: The Life of Juan Francisco De La Bodega Y Quadra. University of British Columbia Press. pp. 25–29. ISBN 978-0-7748-1367-9.