 There were nine villages on the island; this included winter villages at Port Madison, Battle Point, Point White, Lynwood Center, Port Blakely, and Eagle Harbor, as well as summer villages at Manzanita, Fletcher Bay, and Rolling Bay.In 1792, English explorer Captain George Vancouver spent several days with his ship HMS "Discovery" anchored off Restoration Point at the southern end of Bainbridge Island while boat parties surveyed other parts of Puget Sound.Vancouver spent a day exploring Rich Passage, Port Orchard, and Sinclair Inlet.