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The Port of Angels, Almost Heaven
Where did Port Angeles get its otherworldly name? Once the site of an Indian fishing village, a spanish explorer named Francisco de Eliza was sailing down the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1791 when he saw a natural breakwater jutting out several miles from the shore. This unique seawall caught his attention and caused him to drop anchor inside [...]