Point Wilson is located Northeast of the city of Port Townsend, Washington at the western side of Admiralty Inlet It was named by Captain George Vancouver in 1972 after his friend Captain George Wilson. This very important turn was first marked by a church bell because the point was often hidden by fog. The bell was donated to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend by Captain J. W. Sheldon on the condition that it be rung on foggy days. Musician John H Yates was so moved by the newspaper story of the bell that he wrote the hymn, “The Harbor Bell”.
