San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington, United States. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria The San Juan Islands are a part of the San Juan Archipelago in the northwest corner of the continental United States. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It has a land area of 142. 59 km² (55. 053 sq mi) and a population of 6,822 as of the 2000 census.
Washington State Ferries serves Friday Harbor, which is San Juan Island's major population center, the San Juan County seat, and the only incorporated town in the islands. This page is about the ferry system operated by the state of Washington Friday Harbor is a town in San Juan County, Washington, United States. San Juan County is a County located in the US state of Washington, composed of most of the San Juan Islands. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns
The name "San Juan" comes from the 1791 expedition of Francisco de Eliza, who named the archipelago Isla y Archiepelago de San Juan to honor his patron, Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo. Francisco de Eliza y Reventa (1759 &ndash February 19, 1825) was a Spanish naval officer Navigator, and Explorer. Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo 2nd Count of Revillagigedo ( Spanish, with variant name Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas One of the officers under Eliza's command, Gonzalo López de Haro, was the first European to discover San Juan Island itself. Gonzalo López de Haro (bef 1788 &ndash 1823 was a Spanish explorer notable for his expeditions in the Pacific Northwest in the late 18th century The American explorer Charles Wilkes renamed the island Rodgers Island, but the Spanish name was kept on British charts and became the standard. Charles Wilkes ( April 3, 1798 &ndash February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. [1]
San Juan Island has one weekly newspaper, many farms, and an economy where tourism plays a major role. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
The only major commercial establishment outside of Friday Harbor is the village and resort of Roche Harbor on the northwest side of the island. Friday Harbor is a town in San Juan County, Washington, United States. A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes Roche Harbor, is a sheltered Harbor on the northwest side of San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States, and the
Other notable landmarks are the old British and American Camps at opposite ends of the island which together comprise the San Juan Island National Historical Park, which commemorates the 1859 "Pig War". San Juan Island National Historical Park, also known as American and English Camps San Juan Island, is a U Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between American and British authorities over the boundary between the United States and British North America. Interpretive centers and reconstructed buildings, formal gardens, etc. recall the history of early European settlement in the area.
The University of Washington runs a marine research lab and campus[2] outside of Friday harbor. The campus has been extant since 1909 and has dorms, food services and lecture classrooms.
References
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
- ^ Friday Harbor Labs
External links
- San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce
- National Parks Service - San Juan Island
- The Whale Museum
- Westcott Bay Sculpture Park
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