Allyn, Washington
Encyclopedia
Allyn is an unincorporated community
in Mason County, Washington, United States
. It is part of Allyn-Grapeview
, a census-designated place
that also includes the community of Grapeview. Allyn is located on the western shore of North Bay region of the Case Inlet
of the Puget Sound
.The area's main road and thoroughfare is State Route 3. Lakeland Village development, a residential and recreational corporation begun in the late 1960s, has grown over the years into a major community and today includes over 800 homes, a 27 hole golf course, a large club house for resident and public use, and a restaurant.
The community was first settled in 1853. The town was platted and papers to form the town were filed on September 6, 1889, naming the town after Judge Frank Allyn of Tacoma who was influential in the early development of Allyn. By 1890 Allyn had a post office, school, newspaper, sawmill, two saloons, a hotel and wharf.
From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Allyn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats
. The last steamboat run from Tacoma to Allyn occurred in 1924, but local service may have lasted longer.
The local community based monthly newspaper called the North Bay Review, services Allyn.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Mason County, Washington, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of Allyn-Grapeview
Allyn-Grapeview, Washington
Allyn-Grapeview is a census-designated place in Mason County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,004 at the 2000 census. The community-based monthly newspaper called the North Bay Review, services the Allyn-Grapeview area...
, a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
that also includes the community of Grapeview. Allyn is located on the western shore of North Bay region of the Case Inlet
Case Inlet
Case Inlet, in southern Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, is an arm of water between Key Peninsula on the east and Hartstine Island on the west. Its northern end, called North Bay, reaches nearly to Hood Canal, creating the defining isthmus of Kitsap Peninsula. Case Inlet is the boundary...
of the Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
.The area's main road and thoroughfare is State Route 3. Lakeland Village development, a residential and recreational corporation begun in the late 1960s, has grown over the years into a major community and today includes over 800 homes, a 27 hole golf course, a large club house for resident and public use, and a restaurant.
The community was first settled in 1853. The town was platted and papers to form the town were filed on September 6, 1889, naming the town after Judge Frank Allyn of Tacoma who was influential in the early development of Allyn. By 1890 Allyn had a post office, school, newspaper, sawmill, two saloons, a hotel and wharf.
From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Allyn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats
Case Inlet steamboats
Case Inlet steamboats served the small communities along the shore of Case Inlet in southern Puget Sound from the 1870s to 1924.-Geography:Case Inlet runs in northerly direction from the Nisqually Reach and divides the Key Peninsula on the east side of the inlet from Hartstine Island and the Kitsap...
. The last steamboat run from Tacoma to Allyn occurred in 1924, but local service may have lasted longer.
The local community based monthly newspaper called the North Bay Review, services Allyn.