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| BAY CENTER |
| The picturesque village of Bay Center is one of the oldest continuously occupied communities in Pacific County. Located on the Goose Point Peninsula of Willapa Bay, the town depends heavily on commercial fishing and seafood farming and processing for its existence. Dungeness crab, salmon, Pacific Oysters and Manila Clams are the major products of Bay Center. Fresh Willapa Bay oysters and seafood are available for purchase at many of the canneries of Bay Center.
A little bit of history The Goose Point Peninsula was the site of an Indian encampment and trading ground before and after the arrival of White settlers. Bay Indians called the river and camp Palix, meaning "slough covered with trees". Joel Brown, who took a Land Claim in the area now known as Rhodesia Beach (named for the Rhoades family) in 1853, was the first White settler on the peninsula. By 1873 the beachfront on the point was crowded with homes occupied by farmers and oystermen. Around the turn of the century there were so many churches on the point residents referred to the town as either "New Jerusalem" or "Saint's Rest". (Pacific County Historical Society) |
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