Dear and I went on an overnight to the Long Beach Peninsula which is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Willapa Bay. Willapa Bay is famous for it’s oysters. We decided a stop in the historic little town of Oysterville would be interesting. Today I’m just sharing a few of the photos I took there.
This is the church which was open for us to walk through.
“This old Baptist church was built in 1892 at a cost of $1,500 and was paid for by R.H. Espy. No regular services have been held here since about 1930 and the church has been non-denominational since 1980. Summer services are held by ministers from various churches on the North Beach Pennisula. The church is located in the Oysterville Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.”
The way the church is divided down the middle we guessed that the men and women used to sit on opposite sides of the church for services…
There were several home sites with the history of the home or original owners posted.
Many of the homes had beautiful gardens which I had to zoom in to capture. The homes are privately owned now and I’m sure they don’t appreciate people walking about their yards.
This is the oldest house in Oysterville built in 1863.
Since Teacher Jenny’s Alphabe-Thursday is on the letter O and we were just in Oysterville on Tuesday this O post is timely so I’m joining in after a long absence from this weekly meme. For more entries on the letter O visit Teacher Jenny.
Dear and I are back home now after our overnight away. It was a wonderful break for us and I’ll share more as the days go on. So many interesting places to share and of course the food we ate with restraint!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
The Oysterville! O.O! I really want to go here.. 😀
OH such a beautiful old church. I’m glad that summertime in this small town means people are in church instead of what often happens in churches…in summertime.
I love that part of WA. We stayed in a B and B there in the town of Ilwaco – lovely memories!
Looks like you had a fun little trip!
Glad you had an enjoyable time! Love the little church!
i love historical places, this is beautiful!
love looking at historic buildings! Thanks for sharing the photos! {:-Deb
I love the photographs 🙂 I really like visiting historic places 😀
Amy
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Ellen, you have a real talent for capturing the history of places and your pictures are amazing. You should be “teaching” history classes – thanks for the great tour of Oysterville!!!
LOVE IT!
Looks s like a relaxing time together…which spells good rest.
I’ve been in and around that area many times and never heard of Oysterville. Next time, I will visit! Thanks.
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This looks like a cute little town to visit. Thanks for sharing your photos!
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I’ve been there! You’ve captured it beautifully!
What a beautfiul little town. Thanks for taking us along on your trip!
What a cool town! That church is so lovely!
I like the pink church, it looks so cheerful.
hope you have a great day.
The tower of this church is sooo cute!
It looks like a wonderful place to visit, and how wonderful that the old church is cared for and open to the public.
That little church is SO beautiful. Now I want to go to Oysterville!
I would love to visit that old church. I’ll put this town on my travel list…places I would love to go! Happy weekend!
Your pictures are so beautiful. They have an old-fashioned look to them. Instagram? O-ville is very picturesque.
Hollace, not instagram, I used my Pentax digital and Lumix digital for the photos…
It all looks so quaint and charming, at least the parts you have shown us.
I’m moving!
This looks charming!
Love historic places…and generally they have a much slower pace.
Outstanding link for the letter “O”.
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