tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329306411423823444.post3936304584603740902..comments2024-03-07T13:02:40.117-08:00Comments on Saltwater People Log: ❖ HISTORIC SMITH ISLAND LIGHT ❖ Saltwater People Historical Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16694276140985783007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329306411423823444.post-19815601817349187602015-11-08T09:32:03.479-08:002015-11-08T09:32:03.479-08:00Thanks for reading the Log and taking time to com...Thanks for reading the Log and taking time to comment. Isaac Ebey's head was eventually interred with his body, according to family and historical records but the scalp was not. The Smith Island involved in this event was the one in British Columbia; see the Ebey family history at Sunnyside Cemetary. Web admin.Saltwater People Historical Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694276140985783007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329306411423823444.post-76196867522320281542015-11-07T18:10:09.284-08:002015-11-07T18:10:09.284-08:00After Colonel Ebey was decapitated in a raid on th...After Colonel Ebey was decapitated in a raid on the evening of August 11, 1857 intended as retribution for several Indians killed in a skirmish at Port Gamble his scalped head was buried on Smith Island by the raiding party. It was later recovered and interred with his body. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329306411423823444.post-55160763623364434892015-11-05T17:05:49.605-08:002015-11-05T17:05:49.605-08:00Local Notice to Mariners 432015, the light at Smit...Local Notice to Mariners 432015, the light at Smith Island will be moved and the Minor Island light will be discontinued in December 2015. The new Smith Island light will no longer be on Smith Island, and will be located between the old Smith Island and Minor Island lights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com