San Juan Island National Historical Park

San Juan Island National Historical Park

Infobox protected area | name = San Juan Island National Historical Park
iucn_category = V



caption =
locator_x = 22
locator_y = 5
location = San Juan County, Washington, USA
nearest_city = Friday Harbor, Washington
lat_degrees = 48
lat_minutes = 27
lat_seconds = 21
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122
long_minutes = 59
long_seconds = 08
long_direction = W
area =
visitation_num = 246,780
visitation_year = 2005
established =
governing_body = National Park Service
Infobox nrhp | name =American and English Camps, San Juan Island
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
nearest_city= Friday Harbor, Washington
locmapin = Washington
area =
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated = November 5, 1961cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=252&ResourceType=District
title=American and English Camps, San Juan Island |accessdate=2008-03-01|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = National Park Service
refnum=66000369

San Juan Island National Historical Park, also known as American and English Camps, San Juan Island, is a U.S. National Park on San Juan Island in Washington, made up by the sites of the British and U.S. Armies' camps during the Pig War. Both of these camps were set up in 1859 as response to a border dispute triggered by the killing of a pig. The camps were occupied for 12 years, until the Treaty of Washington was signed, negotiated by Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany. The British abandoned their camp in November 1872, while the American camp was disbanded in July 1874. [cite web |url= http://www.nps.gov/sajh |title= San Juan Island National Historical Park |accessdate= 2008-02-27]

The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

The park is divided into two parts; an American Camp where US soldiers were stationed, and an English Camp, where the British Royale Marines established a garrison. English Camp is the only part of a US national park that commemorates an English military site and the only one that flies the British Union Flag.

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/sajh/home_new.htm National Park Service's San Juan Island National Historical Park website]
* [http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/sanjuan/ San Juan Island Heritage -- Jim Crook Collection]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • San Juan Island National Historical Park — Historical park, San Juan Islands, northwestern Washington, U.S. Established in 1966, it covers 1,752 ac (710 ha). The San Juan Islands archipelago consists of 172 islands and makes up a county of Washington state. * * * …   Universalium

  • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) …   Wikipedia

  • San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park — San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park …   Wikipedia

  • San Juan Island — Infobox Islands name = San Juan image caption = Location of San Juan Island in the San Juans image size = locator Location map|Washington|lat=48.533333|long= 123.083333 map custom = yes native name = native name link = nickname = location =… …   Wikipedia

  • National Historical Park — Der Glockenturm auf der Independence Hall, in dem früher die Liberty Bell hing (Independence National Historical Park) Als National Historical Park werden in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika Einrichtungen oder Orte ausgewiesen, die als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • San Juan County, Washington — Infobox U.S. County county = San Juan County state = Washington map size = 250 founded = October 31, 1873 seat = Friday Harbor | area total sq mi =621 area land sq mi =175 area water sq mi =446 area percentage = 71.84% census yr = 2000 pop =… …   Wikipedia

  • San Juan Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt San Juan Island San Juan Island und die Inselgruppe gleichen Namens Gewässer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historical Park …   Wikipedia

  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) …   Wikipedia

  • New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”