History of Point Martin

Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 217), Royal Navy (RN), who wrote, there are "two rocky islets lying off the northwest point of Controllers Bay which after Sir Henry Martin, I called Point Martin * * *." It was called "Punta de Eguia" by Don Jacinto Arteaga in JULY, 1779, probably for "manuel de Eguia, a brigadier in the Spanish navy and Recked in 1787 in the San Pedro Alcantara, while enroute from Callao to Cadiz" (Wagner, 1937, p. 449). The "Punta Nodales" of Captain Alessandro Malaspina appears to be this point of land also. He named it thus July 16, 1791.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Point Martin

Redwood,

Martin Islands,

Softuk Bar,

Katalla Bay, Redwood Bay, Softuk Lagoon, Strawberry Harbor,

Point Martin, Cave Point, Palm Point, Strawberry Point, Windy Point,

Fox Island, Whale Island, Wingham Island,

Lake Kahuntla, Little Martin Lake, Martin Lake,

Mount Hazelet, Mount Lazier, Lone Baldy, Ragged Mountain,

Katalla Slough, Mirror Slough,

Katalla River, Martin River Slough, Wernicke River,

Arvesta Creek, Clear Creek, Mitcher Creek, Oil Creek, Redwood Creek,

Katalla,