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|width="50%"|[[File:English Camp Marine Barracks - 1.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[File:English Camp Marine Barracks - 1.jpg|350px|thumb|right|English Camp Marine Barracks and Visitor Center (Closed)]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:English Camp Overview - 6.jpg|795px|thumb|center|English Camp from Officer's Hill]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:English Camp Overview - 6.jpg|795px|thumb|center|English Camp from Officer's Hill]] | ||
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[[Image:English Camp c1860.jpg|795px|thumb|center| Engish Camp circa 1860, Garden in Foreground]] | [[Image:English Camp c1860.jpg|795px|thumb|center| Engish Camp circa 1860, Garden in Foreground]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:English Camp Storehouse - 1.jpg|thumb|left| | [[File:English Camp Storehouse - 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|English Camp Storehouse]] | ||
[[File:English Camp Hospital - 1.jpg|thumb|left| | [[File:English Camp Hospital - 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|English Camp Hospital]] | ||
The British Royal Marines arrived in 1860 in response to an incident on San Juan Island that came to be known as the [[Pig War]]. The Pig War involved a territorial dispute between Britain and the United States over who owned the San Juan Islands. The incident that resulted in a military response was sparked by a British pig killed by an American farmer on San Juan Island. No conflict erupted but the result was [[American Camp]] on the south end of the San Juan Island and English Camp on the North end of the Island since they both claimed the island. The stalemate lasted until Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany negotiated an agreement in 1872 that gave all the San Juan Islands to the United States. The British Royal Marines left English Camp that same year. | The British Royal Marines arrived in 1860 in response to an incident on San Juan Island that came to be known as the [[Pig War]]. The Pig War involved a territorial dispute between Britain and the United States over who owned the San Juan Islands. The incident that resulted in a military response was sparked by a British pig killed by an American farmer on San Juan Island. No conflict erupted but the result was [[American Camp]] on the south end of the San Juan Island and English Camp on the North end of the Island since they both claimed the island. The stalemate lasted until Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany negotiated an agreement in 1872 that gave all the San Juan Islands to the United States. The British Royal Marines left English Camp that same year. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of San Juan Island National Historical Park administered by the National Park Service, San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington. Several buildings including the blockhouse remain. The Royal Marine Cemetery also remains. The British flag is still flown over the post. | Part of San Juan Island National Historical Park is administered by the National Park Service, San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington. Several buildings including the blockhouse remain. The Royal Marine Cemetery also remains. The British flag is still flown over the post. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wa.html#english North American Forts - Engish Camp] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wa.html#english North American Forts - Engish Camp] | ||
* [http://www.nps.gov/sajh/historyculture/english-camp.htm National Park Service - English Camp] | * [http://www.nps.gov/sajh/historyculture/english-camp.htm National Park Service - English Camp] | ||
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Revision as of 12:02, 12 August 2022
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English Camp (1860-1872) - A British post first established during the "Pig War" in 1860 by British Royal Marines at Garrison Bay on San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington. Abandoned in 1872.
 History  The British Royal Marines arrived in 1860 in response to an incident on San Juan Island that came to be known as the Pig War. The Pig War involved a territorial dispute between Britain and the United States over who owned the San Juan Islands. The incident that resulted in a military response was sparked by a British pig killed by an American farmer on San Juan Island. No conflict erupted but the result was American Camp on the south end of the San Juan Island and English Camp on the North end of the Island since they both claimed the island. The stalemate lasted until Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany negotiated an agreement in 1872 that gave all the San Juan Islands to the United States. The British Royal Marines left English Camp that same year.
Current StatusPart of San Juan Island National Historical Park is administered by the National Park Service, San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington. Several buildings including the blockhouse remain. The Royal Marine Cemetery also remains. The British flag is still flown over the post.
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