San Juan Island National Historical Park

San Juan Island National Historical Park
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark District
National Historical Park
	British Camp
location	San Juan County in Washington (USA)
Coordinates	48 ° 35 '11.2 " N , 123 ° 8' 57.8" W 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
Data
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.

Web links

Commons : San Juan Island National Historical Park - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Official website

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.

[1] Stats Report Viewer. National Park Service , accessed on December 27, 2017 (select the appropriate entry under "Park").

[2] ttp://www.nps.gov/sajh

[3] The British military gave up the site in November 1872, the USA in July 1874. [1]

[4] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Washington. National Park Service , accessed March 11, 2020.

[5] San Juan Island National Historic Site on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed March 11, 2020.