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Port Arthur

Ghost town · Island County, Washington

Coupeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Coupeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Port Arthur is a ghost town in Island County, Washington. It is the only former community in Island County recorded on the federal names register, out of 175 across Washington.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Port Arthur as a historical populated place on the Coupeville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 48.2145° N, 122.7163° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoupeville
Elevation29 ft
Nearest living townCoupeville, WA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1514875
Coordinates48.21454, -122.71628

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What's there now

Port Arthur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coupeville, WA (population 1,934), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 29 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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