San Juan Islands

archipelago of

San Juan County, Washington

history

The San Juan Islands were the subject of a territorial dispute between Great Britain and the United States from 1846 to 1872, leading to the Pig War in 1859.

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San Juan Islands (Wikipedia) The San Juan Islands is an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, [British Columbia](British Columbia), Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of San Juan County.