Online Highways Home > Washington > Port Angeles Port Angeles is on Highway 101 and is the main city in Clallam County. In 1791, Spanish captain Don Francisco de Eliza sailed into the deep-water harbor of what is now Port Angeles and became the first European to behold the area. He named the site Puerto de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles, "Port of Our Lady of Angels," from which the current name is derived. President Abraham Lincoln designated Port Angeles as a federal city in 1862, the only other being Washington, D.C. Today Port Angeles, population 18,397, depends upon pulp and paper mills as well as boating and fishing. It also is a tourist destination with hot springs and Olympic National Park in the area. Nearby Hurricane Ridge is noted for its spectacular overlook of mountain ranges. Ediz Hook, the 4-1/2-mile sandbar that forms the harbor, offers a panoramic view of the city and the Olympic Mountains. A U.S. Coast Guard air rescue station is here and the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation lies northwest of the city. Plan your vacation to the Pacific Northwest with a packet of information in the mail and you may win a $200 gift certificate courtesy of our sponsors. Airports William R Fairchild Intl Airport | Art Events in Washington Clallam Art Gallery | Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns A Hidden Haven | Angeles Inn Bed & Breakfast | BJ's Garden Gate Bed & Breakfast | Clark's Harbor View Bed and Breakfast | Colette's Bed and Breakfast | Diamond Fork Bed And Breakfast | Domaine Madeleine Bed & Breakfast | Elwha Ranch Bed and Breakfast | Five SeaSuns Bed & Breakfast | The Tudor Inn | Education Dry Creek Elementary | Olympic Park Institute/Rosemary Inn | Peninsula College | Port Angeles High School | Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Bella Italia | Dupuis Restaurant | FAIRHOLM General Store & Cafe | History Clallam County Museum | Public Libraries North Olympic Library System | North Olympic Library System | Motels, Hotels, and Resorts Aircrest Motel | Best Western Olympic Lodge | Best Western Olympic Lodge | Bowman Bed and Breakfast | Downtown Hotel | Flatstone Motel | Hill Haus Motel | Historic Lake Crescent Lodge | Indian Valley Motel | Lake Crescent Lodge | Lake Crescent Lodge | Log Cabin Resort | Port Angeles Inn | Port Angeles Inn | Portside Inn | Portside Inn | Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles | Royal Victorian Motel | Sportsmen Motel | Super 8 Port Angeles WA | Uptown Inn | City Parks Departments Olympic National Park | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Bell Hill Realty | Science Arthur D Feiro Marine Laboratory | Port Angeles | Sports and Sporting Events Adventures Through Kayaking Outfitters | Olympic Mountaineering | Port Angeles Boat Haven | Port Angeles Speedway | Washington Counties Clallam County | Wildlife Viewing All Animal Veterinary Hospital | Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge | Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary | Olympic Veterinary Hospital | See more Washington Cities and Towns. The Most Anticipated Upcoming Washington Events Are: Lantern Tours at the Fort Vancouver November 21 Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival Ridgefield continuing thru November 21 Wind River Cellars ? Thanksgiving Weekend Open House Husum November 27 thru November 29 Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 18 thru December 20 Great Value Wines Under $10.00 - Wine Education Series Ellensburg continuing Other upcoming events include: TideFest Gig Harbor December 5 thru December 6 Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 11 thru December 13 Marshal?s Winery Thanksgiving Weekend Open House Dallesport November 27 thru November 29 Earshot Jazz Presents a Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington Seattle December 26 Christmas in the Gorge 2009 Stevenson December 4 thru December 6

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abreaux "RT @alanamk: There is no movie theater in all of Forks, WA. The Twilight people have to go to Port Angeles. I find this incredibly amusing."
ziphomes21 "Home for Sale: 99 S POINT RD, PORT ANGELES, WA -- 3bed/3bath -- $925,000: Contact Arle.. http://bit.ly/07n0rqe #ziprealty"
_Esme_cullen "*thinking it is very quiet this evening; my family must have gone into Port Angeles to see that new blockbuster*"
Sparkybee "RT @SequimGazette: Port Angeles Twilighters hunt down midnight tickets: http://tinyurl.com/yd4v37h"
TriciaJMartin "@boredom_line i didn't like half blooded prince that much. I am scared to go back to port angeles for christmas."
2ninga "Heading to Port Angeles to help at Winterfest. Gotta keep Hurricane Ridge open for kids to learn to ski!"
JacobWolfe "@AuroraWalker and I are heading back from Port Angeles. I finished the test. Now I have to wait like a week to see how I did."
Lau12en07 "Dinner at 'Bella Italia' in Port Angeles http://twitpic.com/qarne"
dalinac "RT @cakespy: RT @alanamk: There is no movie theater in Forks, WA. The crazy Twilight people have to go to Port Angeles. I find this incr ..."
The_Cakerator "How ironic! RT @cakespy: RT @alanamk: There is no movie theater in Forks, WA. The crazy Twilight people have to go to Port Angeles."
SequimGazette "Port Angeles Twilighters hunt down midnight tickets: http://tinyurl.com/yd4v37h"
cakespy "RT @alanamk: There is no movie theater in Forks, WA. The crazy Twilight people have to go to Port Angeles. I find this incredibly amusing."
alanamk "Also, there is no movie theater in all of Forks, WA. The crazy Twilight people have to go to Port Angeles. I find this incredibly amusing."
jessemajor "stoked for the ANTI - TWILIGHT concert at cougs budget cd's in port angeles at 7! i hope i never watch New Moon"
Angelina1979 "Bout to see New Moon again in Port Angeles! How cool is that?!"
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