Eastsound, Washington

Eastsound is an unincorporated community on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.

Eastsound is the population center for Orcas Island, the second-most populated (after San Juan Island) and physically largest of the San Juan Islands. Eastsound consists of a few hotels and several restaurants, numerous gift stores, a large downtown grocery store, natural food store, hardware store, pharmacy, airport, and several churches. There is a public park that hosts events including the farmers market. Indian Island is just offshore Eastsound's public beach. Eastsound's scenic location makes it a popular tourist destination. Eastsound Washington is known for its community events, recreation and tourism.
Moran State Park is located nearby.

History

Steamboats of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet used to dock at East Sound, one such vessel was the "Sioux", a steel steamship built in 1910 and running out of Bellingham under the ownership of the Black Ball Line. [Gibbs, Jim, and Williamson, Joe, "Maritime Memories of Puget Sound", at page 123, Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, PA 1987, ISBN 0-88740-044-2] [Newell, Gordon R., "Ships of the Inland Sea", at page 173, Binford and Mort, Portland, Oregon (2d Ed. 1960)]

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* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/vanolinda&CISOPTR=75&CISOMODE=thumb steamship "Sioux", 1914]