Elwha River Dike and Fox Point Bunker

Here's stories from the Evening News and Chronicle from 1962 and 1963 detailing interest in building a dike to control the flow of the Elwha River to save Place Road homes from being affected by high water flooding.  

A former WW2 fire control bunker at the end of Fox Point had fallen into the river sometime before the article as a result of erosion. 

I included a Puget Sound Harbor Defense document showing the location of the former WW2 bunker. The bunker would've been the same simple pillbox style also seen near the camping area at Camp Hayden / Salt Creek Rec Area.  

There's been recent interest from the Coastal Watershed Institute in PA to remove part of the dike to help restore the original river flow and help save struggling salmon runs. The last I heard, the Place Road neighbors had met with CWI discuss their interests.  The effect of Covid-19 on things have slowed progress on this project.  

From the Chronicle, written by Del Price.

From this link