The Dash Point Dock

Historical marker location:

8469 East Side Drive NE, Tacoma, Washington

( Marker is on East Side Drive NE (Washington Route 509) east of Arthur Street NE, on the right when traveling east.)

The Skagit River in northwestern Washington is home to one of the largest wintering bald eagle populations in the continental United States, with up to 400 eagles gathering there during the peak of the season.