"Yeomalt" is a name which stems from the Lushootseed dialect of the Salish word "Yeboa'lt" ("ya'boq" or "fight.")
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| 1928 "On the Beach" |
Anglicized and spelled "Yeomalt," the name refers to the legend of
a fight between the South Wind and North Wind that reminded canoe voyagers of the treacherous waters near the point.
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| 1920 The only house still standing is Glen Gailey (middle house.) The original "Lot 11" House (on the far right) is closer to the beach in this photo and was rebuilt sometime in the 1930's . |
But it quickly became more than a convergence zone.
Yeomalt Point is/was a community that over one hundred years later still has many descendants of the original owners living there.
It's a place that once you walk its beach. Smell the water. Collect some shells or beach glass. Build a beach fire.
Is a place you never want to leave. Or maybe,
never leaves you.
That's what Yeomalt is.
Yeomalt Point is/was a community that over one hundred years later still has many descendants of the original owners living there.
It's a place that once you walk its beach. Smell the water. Collect some shells or beach glass. Build a beach fire.
Is a place you never want to leave. Or maybe,
never leaves you.
That's what Yeomalt is.
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1950 Mrs. Eileen Gailey Kelly on the Beach |
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| 2011 Glen Gailey stands alone |
“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”
--Anonymous
