muk-el-t-o

The Snohomish Indian name for the point "muckl-el-teo" has endured in English as "Mukilteo". The original meaning was "the neck of a goose", that is, long and narrow, which was the shape of the spit of land that jutted out into the cold waters of Possession Sound. But over time, Muckl-el-teo" came to be known also as "a good camping ground" due to its popularity as a distinctive meeting place. And on March 1, 1906, the Mukilteo Light Station entered service on this spit of land.