San Juan Island National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park | ||
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National Register of Historic Places | ||
National Historic Landmark District | ||
National Historical Park | ||
British Camp |
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location | San Juan County in Washington (USA) | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 35 '11.2 " N , 123 ° 8' 57.8" W | |
surface | 2,072 acres (8.4 km² ) | |
Built | 1859 | |
Number of visitors | 316,122 (2016) | |
NRHP number | 66000369 | |
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The NRHP added | October 15, 1966 | |
As NHLD declared | 5th November 1961 | |
Declared as an NHP | September 9, 1966 |
The San Juan Island National Historical Park (alternate name: American and English Camps, San Juan Island) is a National Historic Site near Friday Harbor on San Juan Island , Washington (state) , United States.
The former military base, today on the border between Canada and the United States , was built in 1859 in response to the Pig Conflict (border dispute between the Washington Territory ( USA ) and British Columbia ( Kingdom of Great Britain )) and was built around twelve until the peace agreement Operated years later.
On November 5, 1961, the site received the status of a National Historic Landmark . On October 15, 1966, it was listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places .
All buildings and facilities are operated by the National Park Service , which also owns the real estate and land. The daily raising of the British flag by a US federal agency is a rarity.
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References and comments
- ^ Stats Report Viewer. National Park Service , accessed on December 27, 2017 (select the appropriate entry under "Park").
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/sajh
- ↑ The British military gave up the site in November 1872, the USA in July 1874. [1]
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Washington. National Park Service , accessed March 11, 2020.
- ^ San Juan Island National Historic Site on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed March 11, 2020.