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Apple Tree Cove - Kingston

APPLE TREE COVE - KINGSTON  Apple Tree Cover was named by Lieut. Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., commanding the U.S. Exploring Expedition, which first charted Puget Sound, on May 18, 1841.The first...

APPLE TREE COVE - KINGSTON 

Apple Tree Cover was named by Lieut. Charles 
Wilkes, U.S.N., commanding the U.S. Exploring 
Expedition, which first charted Puget Sound, on 
May 18, 1841.
The first sawmill and the first houses built of 
sawn lumber known to have been built in Kitsap 
County were erected on the south shore of the cove 
in the winter of 1852-1853. One of the earliest skid
roads in what later became the State of Washington 
was laid out here in the 18502. 
The Kingston townsite was platted by C.C. 
Calkins, Nellie Calkins, and S.B. Brierly, April 21, 
1890.

The plaque erected in June, 1982, by 
Kingston Cover Port Commission 
Kingston Community Action Council 
Kitsap County Historical Society

[Location approximate]

Submitted by adrseattle

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