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[Roche Harbour, San Juan Island 1861: N.W. America Headquarters Of The Royal Marines]

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Date

1861

Artist

Edward Parker Bedwell (c. 1854-1895)

Collection

Royal BC Museum

Image Link

https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/roche-harbour-san-juan-island-1861-n-w-america-headquarters-of-royal-marines

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Part of Archives paintings, drawings, and prints collection

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All Rights Reserved

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Courtesy of Royal BC Museum

Location

Roche Harbor, Washington State, USA

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Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

British Marines quarried and processed limestone at or near Roche Harbor. After the territorial dispute was settled in 1872 in favor of the United States, the land encompassing Roche Harbor was homesteaded.

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