Tse-whit-zen is a 1,700- to 2,700-year-old village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe located along the Port Angeles, Washington waterfront. It is located at the base of Ediz Hook on the Olympic Peninsula. During construction in August 2003 of a graving dock associated with replacement of the Hood Canal Bridge, the village's cemetery and other prehistoric remains were discovered. The construction project was abandoned at this site because of the importance of the find, as the village was intact. It is the largest pre-European contact village site excavated in Washington State.
Tse-whit-zen village site
Port Angeles is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census, it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021.
Aerial view of downtown Port Angeles, looking towards the Olympic Mountains
Aerial view of Port Angeles
The McKinley Paper Company plant in Port Angeles, WA.
Aerial view of the Port of Port Angeles, located west of downtown