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American Camp
San Juan National Historical Park provides a site about the occupation of San Juan Island with the American's at one camp and the British at the other. The site has a good illustration of the camp, the the hill in the background that is half covered with trees is actually Mt. Finlayson.
American Camp Attractions & Activities:
2005 San Juan Island National Historic Park Program Guide
Schedule of events, activities, programs and exhibits complete with photos.
Click here to view a San Juan Island Hiking page that includes info about both American/English Camp trails and attractions.
Further American Camp Info:
The Pig War
A Todd Mathews article about the occupation of San Juan Island and the feud that became of it.
The Pig War
(SanJuanSites.com) Provides a page about the San Juan Island pig war.
San Juan Island History:
San Juan History
San Juan Sites provides a page about the history of San Juan with info about the American and British feud.
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