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Joyce Depot Museum The Joyce Depot Museum features the histories of early settlers and is Highways. As you make your way housed in the old Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Station that served Joyce from 1915 to 1951. along Hwy. 112, be sure to take Check out maps that show how passenger trains traveled from Port Townsend to Twin Rivers (the Twin), them in. The Korean War Veterans examine early logging photos and tools such as saws and springboards, and learn the history of the old Memorial is at the entrance to Clallam logging towns of Port Crescent, Twin and Gettysburg. Bay County Park. The Vietnam War 4. Joyce General Store This historic building is the longest continually operating general store in Memorial is located on Hwy. 112 mid- Washington State. In 2011 it celebrated its 100th anniversary. The oiled floors, beaded ceiling, many of the way between Mileposts 58 and 57. fixtures and much more are originally from the Markham House Hotel at Port Crescent. 1. Elwha River Interpretive 5. Clallam Bay Slip Point Slip Point was the home of the Slip Point Lighthouse and is across Clal- lam Bay from the village of Sekiu. First lit in 1905, it filled a gap for navigators between the Cape Flattery and Center Ediz Hook lights. In 1951, the light was discontinued and dismantled, and the keeper’s house is now in the 2. Camp Hayden care of the US Coast Guard. Access to view the site is along the designated trail to the beach. 3. Joyce Depot Museum 6. Sekiu School What is now the Sekiu Community Center was originally built as the Sekiu School. It 4. Joyce General Store was used as a school from 1916 to 1946, when its new use as a community center began. It was placed on 5. Clallam Bay Slip Point the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and has been restored in recent years. 6. Sekiu School 7. Ozette Lake Ozette lies at the end of the Hoko Road. Besides being the largest unaltered lake in Washington State, it is where the Cape Alava and Sand Point Trails begin. These trails connect by a 3.1 mile 7. Ozette beach hike along the ocean where a rich history and culture of the Ozette people is commemorated. 8. Makah Museum Neah Bay Upon entering the Makah Reservation, Highway 112 ends and travel continues along the Cape 9. Fort Nùñez Gaona Flattery Scenic Byway. A recreational use permit (required) can be purchased at the Museum and several other 10. Tatoosh Island local outlets. 8. Makah Cultural and Research Center (Makah Museum) An amazing cultural experience awaits visitors as they enter the Makah Reservation in Neah Bay. The museum was built in 1974 and interprets and houses 300-500 year old artifacts recovered from the Ozette Archaeological Site. It offers many exhibits depicting the lives and culture of the ancient Makah Tribe. 9. Fort Nùñez Gaona This site is one of the oldest European settlements in the continental United States, and the oldest in Washington State. It is also the home of Diah Veterans Park, which commemorates the 300 brave veterans from Neah Bay who have served in the United States military. TAKE A JAUNT ON THE 10. Tatoosh Island/Cape Flattery Trail At the farthest northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula (and the contiguous United States) lies Cape Flattery. A boardwalk trail leads to a scenic ROUTE LESS TRAVELED: overlook where you can view both the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean at the same time. HIGHWAY112.ORG Visitors will also enjoy a close view of Tatoosh Island, sacred to the Makah people. It has been the site of a Coast Guard station until recently, when it was returned to the tribe..