Hood Canal · WA
Quilcene
The oyster town at the head of Quilcene Bay.
- Population
- 598 (2020 census)
- Settled
- 1860
- Fish hatchery
- 1911
Then
- 1841
The Wilkes Expedition charts "Kwil-sid," after a band of the Twana people.
- 1860
Maine logger Hampden Cottle and other families settle here.
- 1911
The Quilcene National Fish Hatchery opens.
Now
Quilcene oysters carry the town's name. The tide stations are on Quilcene and Dabob bays.