Bill Point, Bainbridge Island, Washington

Bill Point is a community of Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Eagle Harbor. It also refers to the sandspit at the southern side of the entrance to Eagle Harbor.[1]

The community is a residential area located above the former community of Creosote. It consists of 81 single family homes, the first of which was constructed in 1968 and the last in 2005 and has its own water system and community swimming and wading pool.[2] The area was formerly known as Old Creosote Hill.

The spit at Bill Point was the site of the now-defunct Wyckoff Company plant and is now undergoing Superfund clean-up. It is now part of the city-owned Pritchard Park.[3]

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  1. ↑ Warner, Katy (2011). A History of Bainbridge Island. Eagle Harbor Publishing. p. 32.
  2. ↑ "Bill Point Home Association:About Us". Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ↑ "History of the Land at Pritchard Park". Retrieved 2013-12-08.

Coordinates: 47°37′02″N 122°30′04″W / 47.617099°N 122.501103°W / 47.617099; -122.501103


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