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  1. The Rancher and the Land-Grabbers

    A San Juan Island homesteader faces trial for fighting off a crew of surveyors intent on jumping his claim.

    Jun 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSan Juan Island, San Juan CountyFollow the Money

  2. A Plan to Move Indigenous People to San Juan Island Stirs a Border Dispute

    A Victoria proposal to resettle Native people on disputed San Juan Island draws a sharp warning from Washington Territory.

    Mar 18, 1859Puget Sound HeraldSan Juan Island, San Juan CountyCity Hall · Exclusion & Resistance

  3. The San Juan Huntresses of English Camp

    Two young women in the San Juan Islands hunted a deer without a gun, pursuing it by rowboat until they could dispatch it with a knife.

    Jan 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEnglish Camp, San Juan Island, San Juan CountyStrange But True

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