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Coupeville, Washington
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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve on Whidbey Island preserves one of the oldest farming communities in Washington, and Sunnyside Cemetery in the reserve holds early settlers. Isaac Ebey, a Whidbey settler and territorial official, was killed in 1857 in a raid by Tlingit raiders from the north, said to be retaliation for the killing of their people at Port Gamble. Local accounts say his ghost has been seen walking near the cemetery and the bluff, both with a head and without one. The story is local lore, and the pin marks Coupeville.
Public reserve with trails and historic farmsteads; the cemetery is an active burial ground, so be respectful and visit in daylight.
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