First settled in 1863 by Henry Blodgett, a trapper and hunter. He homesteaded 160 acres and eventually gave part of his land to his hunter friend P. H. Roundtree with the stipulation that he build a $500 home. Roundtree built an $800 house which later became the site of the Pacific Beach Hotel. Originally, Pacific Beach was called Joe Creek. In 1903, Roundtree began plotting the town and decided on the Pacific Beach name. Other names considered were Bluffton, Illahee Beach, Roundtree and Ocean View. The air force came to Pacific Beach in the early 1940's and later the navy took over the site. When the military decided to abandon this property in the 1950's, they offered it to Pacific Beach for $1.00. Unfortunately, being that Pacific Beach was unincorporated, this gift was not legally possible.

PACIFIC BEACH HOTEL

In the early 1900's, a hotel known as the Quinault Inn was built on the bluff in Pacific Beach. Early photographs indicate this may have been the beginning of the Pacific Beach Hotel. Carl Cooper was the proprietor of the Pacific Beach Hotel and once owned the Breakers Pavilion in Moclips. Later, Cooper owned the Motor Village and a ranch style "resort" near Copalis Crossing. The Pacific Beach Hotel was known as the "honeymoon Hotel". Over the years, several wings were added to the original building. Electricity and hot water were eventually included. The Navy used the building for their officers quarters after they took over the property. They tore it down in the early 1950's.