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Port Townsend / ˈ t aʊ n z ən d / is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,148 at the 2020 United States Census . It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County .
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, [3] and 80 of those are found partially or wholly in Jefferson County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. [1] The county seat and only incorporated city is Port Townsend. [2]
Jefferson County International Airport (IATA: TWD, FAA LID: 0S9) is a public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Port Townsend, a town in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Port Townsend. [1]
The Point Wilson Light is an active aid to navigation located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. [3] It is one of the most important navigational aids in the state, overlooking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, the waterway connecting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. – A sailor and his dog were saved Christmas morning after strong winds and high surf conditions ran his vessel aground in northwest Washington.. The Jefferson County Sheriff ...
The Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, Washington was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was designed by architect W.A. Ritchie and is Romanesque Revival in style. [1] It has a 143 feet (44 m) tall tower. [2]
It was built by David Charles Henry Rothschild in 1868. The house is managed by the Jefferson County Historical Society as a historic house museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970; [2] and is included in Port Townsend Historic District, which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. [3] [1]