▁area ▁became ▁of ▁military ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁system atic ▁improvements ▁to ▁its ▁coast al ▁def enses , ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west . ▁ ▁A ▁military ▁res ervation ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Ch ino ok ▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁significantly ▁developed . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁when ▁both ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War ▁and ▁height ened ▁t ension ▁with ▁Britain ▁over ▁the ▁Al aska ▁boundary ▁dispute ▁prompt ed ▁formal ▁development . ▁ ▁Ch ino ok ▁Point ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Fort ▁Columbia ▁State ▁Park , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁turn ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁National ▁and ▁State ▁Historical ▁Park s , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁par ks ▁pres erving ▁and ▁comm emor ating ▁sites ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁Ex ped ition . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Washington ▁state ▁par ks ▁List ▁of ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land marks ▁in ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Pacific ▁County , ▁Washington ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁National ▁Park ▁. COM ▁ ▁Category : National ▁Historic ▁Land marks ▁in ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Pacific ▁County , ▁Washington ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Pacific ▁County , ▁Washington ▁Category : Head lands ▁of ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁Category : N atural ▁features ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁Category