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5 unusual facts about San Juan Islands


Euchloe ausonides insulana

Island Marble (Euchloe ausonides insulana) is a subspecies of butterfly found in the San Juan Islands in Washington state.

Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist

The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, at one time, owned and operated a ferry and store on Shaw Island part of the San Juan Islands in the state of Washington.

George Henry Williams

Through William's efforts the German Emperor finally chose the Haro Strait as the Northwest boundary between the U.S. and Canada; the U.S. received the San Juan Islands.

Hazard Stevens

In 1874, Stevens investigated British claims on the San Juan Islands at the request of President Ulysses S. Grant.

Leptasterias hexactis

Leptasterias hexactis occurs in the intertidal zone of the north east Pacific Ocean with a range extending from the San Juan Islands in Washington to the Channel Islands of California.


Geoffrey Hornby

He had no appointment in the Royal Navy until 1858, when he was sent out to China to take command of the Tribune frigate and convey a body of marines to Vancouver Island, where the dispute with the United States about the San Juan Islands was threatening to become very bitter.

Johnston Blakeley

Blakely Island, part of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, and Port Blakely were named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, in honor of Johnston Blakeley.


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Mount Prevost

The mount's modern name is a tribute to Captain James Charles Prevost, RN, who served aboard HMS Satellite and was British Commissioner in the San Juan Islands boundary dispute also known as The Pig War.