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San Juan Island National Historical Park
Photo Gallery
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2009 Encampment (24 Photos)
The 12th annual encampment celebrated the 150 years of peace since the Pig War crises in 1859.
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American Camp (14 Photos)
Historical photographs, illustrations and drawings of American Camp.
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Bald Eagles of American Camp (10 Photos)
The American Camp bald eagles' nest has been a constant in the visitor parking area for more than 12 years.
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Encampment 2008 (49 Photos)
The 2008 annual Encampment at English Camp drew 80 re-enactors from throughout Washington and British Columbia.
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English Camp Historical Images (15 Photos)
Historical photographs, illustrations and drawings of English Camp.
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English Camp: A Family Album (13 Photos)
Images from the Delacombe family album. Capt. William A. Delacombe was the camp's second commandant. His great, great garndson visited English Camp in the summer of 2006.
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Fourth of July 2009 (7 Photos)
The Fourth of July parade in Friday Harbor, Washington, aside from the county fair, is the biggest event of the year, attracting thousands from throughout the Puget Sound and Northern Straits regions. The park's 1860s Color Guard, composed of park staff and volunteers, is usually at the head of the parade behind the American Legion and draws some of the biggest cheers of the day.
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Holiday Social 2007 (26 Photos)
The 2007 Holiday Social featured the music of Sugar on the Floor, the Island Carolers and Leta Marshall and Helen McKay Sanders from Lopez Island. There were also tons of cookies and hot cider. A great time was had by all.
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Life & Times of Gen. George Pickett (39 Photos)
Views of the "Life and Times of General George Pickett" (with Park Ranger Mike Vouri and folksinger Michael Cohen) now in its 12th year on San Juan Island and Washington State. The two have performed the play in community theaters, libraries, restaurants and once in an open field as part of the Washington Commission for the Humanities' "Inquiring Mind" series.
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Prairie Spring A Banner Year (15 Photos)
A unseasonably wet spring and two winter snow storms may have the brought one of the best wildflower years in recent memory. This album, in addition to offering views of the American Camp prairie, also contains views of Yellow Island, located a few miles north of the park in the San Juan Archipelago. Owned and protected by The Nature Conservancy. The grasslands on Yellow Island are nearly unique in the Puget Sound lowlands. An absence of historic grazing helped preserve the unusual diversity of native plants. This also prevented them from being overrun by non-native species. The opportunity to purchase the entire island in 1979 allowed the Conservancy to protect this fragile system. The park's goal is to one day achieve the same results on the American Camp prairie, one of the last of its kind in the Puget Sound-Northern Straits region.
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Prescribed Fire on Young Hill (4 Photos)
Prescribed fire is part of a continuing program designed to help restore the area’s Garry oak woodland on Young Hill by decreasing competition from species such as snowberries, found in abundance on the lower slopes of Young Hill, according to park superintendent Peter Dederich. Prescribed burns have shown the importance of fire in the Garry oak ecosystem, as a bounty of seedling oaks have been found in following years.
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The American Camp Prairie (14 Photos)
Images of of one of the last natural prairie in the Puget Sound/Northern Straits region of Washington State.
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The Best of 2008 (37 Photos)
The best of 2008 by park staff and volunteers.
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Winter Storms 2006-2007 (23 Photos)
Views of American and English camps during Winter 2006-2007
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Did You Know?
Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott's Mexican War campaign was a set-piece example for cadets in both Europe and North America, but he was most celebrated as a peacemaker. He had resolved two other Anglo_american border disputes before coming to San Juan Island.
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Last Updated: September 22, 2009 at 19:55 EST |
