San Juan Island National Historical Park
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For the National Monument, see San Juan Islands National Monument.
San Juan Island National Historical Park, also known as American and English Camps, San Juan Island, is a U.S. National Historical Park owned and operated by the National Park Service on San Juan Island in the state of Washington. The park is made up of the sites of the British and U.S. Army camps during the Pig War, a boundary dispute over the ownership of the island. The camp sites were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961,[4] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The park was created by an act of Congress in 1966 and expanded slightly in 2013.[5]
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San Juan Island National Historical Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
British Camp | |
Location | San Juan County, Washington, USA |
Nearest city | Friday Harbor, Washington |
Coordinates | 48°27′21″N 122°59′08″W |
Area | 2,141 acres (8.66 km2)[1] |
Authorized | September 9, 1966 (1966-Sept-09)[2] |
Visitors | 266,717 (in 2011)[3] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | San Juan Island National Historical Park |
Designated | November 5, 1961[4] |
Designated | October 15, 1966 |
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