1459 - Resolution - Lieutenant Ambrose Barkley WyckoffRESOLUTION NO. 1459
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Ambrose Barkley Wyckoff was
an active participant in charting Puget
Sound waters from 1877-1879, to insure
safe navigation for all vessels; and
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Ambrose Barkley Wycoff was
instrumental in establishing the United
States Naval Drydock, Port Orchard in
1891 now known as Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard, Bremerton,; and
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Ambrose Barkley Wyckoff was
the first Commandant of the United
States Naval Drydock, Port Orchard, WA
now known as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
Bremerton, WA; and
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Ambrose Barkley Wyckoff was
the Officer in Charge of the
Hydrographic Office in Port Townsend,
Washington from 1902-1910.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Co.uncil of the
City of Port Orchard does hereby resolve that:
In recognition of his dedicated efforts
in developing the Puget Sound region and the
personal sacrifice to his physical health from
the improvised housing during development of the
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard facilities, we urge
that the name of LIEUTENANT AMBROSE BARKLEY
WYCKOFF be included in the State of Washington
Hall of Honor.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of
Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and attested by
the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 8th
.day of June, 1987.
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Patricia Hower, City Clerk