Point Grenville
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'''Point Grenville''' is a headland of [[Washington (state)|Washington state]], located on the central portion of the [[Olympic Peninsula]], between [[Taholah, Washington|Taholah]] to the north and [[Moclips, Washington|Moclips]] to the south. One of the major promontories on the Washington coast, it is in the [[Quinault Indian Nation]], with the community of [[Santiago, Washington|Santiago]] nearby. The area is part of the [[Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex|Copalis National Wildlife Refuge]] and the [[Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary]]. Since 2013, it has been called '''Point Haynisisoos''' by the Quinault Nation.{{cite journal |title=Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission |journal=NWIFC News |date=Fall 2013 |url=https://nwifc.org/w/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/10/2013_3_fall_magazine.pdf |access-date=January 23, 2026}}{{cite web |title=Emerging Concepts for Point Haynisisoos |url=https://planning.org/publications/document/9201249/ |publisher=American Planning Association |access-date=January 21, 2026}} |
'''Point Grenville''' is a headland of [[Washington (state)|Washington state]], located on the central portion of the [[Olympic Peninsula]], between [[Taholah, Washington|Taholah]] to the north and [[Moclips, Washington|Moclips]] to the south. One of the major promontories on the Washington coast, it is in the [[Quinault Indian Nation]], with the community of [[Santiago, Washington|Santiago]] nearby. The area is part of the [[Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex|Copalis National Wildlife Refuge]] and the [[Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary]]. Since 2013, it has been called '''Point Haynisisoos''' by the Quinault Nation.{{cite journal |title=Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission |journal=NWIFC News |date=Fall 2013 |url=https://nwifc.org/w/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/10/2013_3_fall_magazine.pdf |access-date=January 23, 2026}}{{cite web |title=Emerging Concepts for Point Haynisisoos |url=https://planning.org/publications/document/9201249/ |publisher=American Planning Association |access-date=January 21, 2026}} |
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It became the site of the first European landing in what would become Washington state on July 12, 1775, during the [[Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest#1775 voyage of Heceta and Bodega y Quadra|expedition]] of [[Bruno de Heceta]] and [[Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra]] on behalf of the Spanish Empire.{{cite web |title=Coast View: Point Grenville |date=May 15, 2024 |url=https://coastview.org/2024/05/15/point-grenville-quinault-indian}} |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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