In early 1930, the wreck of steamer ADMIRAL BENSON gave the treacherous spit of land near Peacock Spit it’s name – Benson Beach.
In early 1930, the wreck of steamer ADMIRAL BENSON gave the treacherous spit of land near Peacock Spit it’s name – Benson Beach.
Schooner ALICE shipwrecked off Ocean Park, Washington, January 1909.
American schooner NORTH BEND high and dry on Peacock Spit near Buoy 8.
Steam schooner USS ARROW ashore 5 miles north of Long Beach, February 1947.
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT LIGHT with cannon.
American steamship GREAT REPUBLIC ended her career aground on Sand Island, 1879.
American bark HARVEST HOME beached a few miles south of the Shoalwater Bay entrance, 1882.
Steel-hulled freighter IOWA– one of the worst recorded shipwreck disasters in the Columbia River bar area with a loss of an entire crew of 34 when it sank off Peacock Spit, 1936.
KLIPSAN BEACH LIFE SAVING STATION aka Ilwaco Beach.
KLIPSAN LIFE CREW rowing in surf.
Steel-hulled freighter LAUREL, loaded with lumber, lost a steering engine in heavy seas and was driven onto Peacock Spit.
Schooner PESCAWHA was instrumental in saving the CAOBA crew, and also known for being a prohibition era “rum runner”.
Steam schooner POINT LOMA beached near Seaview, 1896.
German bark POTRIMPOS giving way to the elements after an earlier stranding 6 miles north of the Columbia River entrance, 1896.
Steam schooner SOLANO stranded near Ocean Park, 1907.
SOUTH JETTY CONSTRUCTION YARDS, circa 1880s.
Russian freighter VASLAV VOROVSKY breaking up on Peacock Spit in 1941. This shipwreck provided 1,000 cases of lard for locals.
Aftermath of collision between WELSH PRINCE and IOWAN off Altoona on the Columbia River, 1922.
American schooner ZAMPA grounded on Leadbetter Point, 1904.