Damon in 1878 for a trading supply center whose dock extended into the Oyehut channel.Ī.O. He sold the southern portion of the peninsula to A.O. The first white established settler on the Point was Matthew McGee, who settled in the early 1860s. Later, Captain George Vancouver renamed the area after Captain Gray, now called Gray's Harbor. On May 7, 1792, Captain Robert Gray sailed into the bay and named the area Bullfinch Harbor. The Chinook, Chehalis, and Quinault Tribes used the area, as well as others that now make up the Quinault Indian Nation. Long before the arrival of European explorers and settlers, the peninsula was used by the various local tribes for trading and other purposes. The City of Ocean Shores occupies the Point Brown peninsula on the Washington coast. Take it all into consideration when judging the website and its sponsors. This is the history you may want to know about with as much detail as can be mustered. Looking back helps everyone to look forward. Everyone and every group start somewhere.