Path of Enlightenment
by Joseph Noonan
Title
Path of Enlightenment
Artist
Joseph Noonan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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In 1859 an American shot an Englishman's pig which kept breaking through a fence and rooting in his potato patch. This incident erupted into the Pig War, an international dispute over whether Great Britain or the United States owned the islands of what is now San Juan County.
From 1860-72 both countries occupied the island - the American Army at American Camp and the Royal Marines at English Camp. The Pig War was conducted in a very civilized manner at conference tables with final arbitration by Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany awarding the island to the United States. Thus the only casualty of the war was - one pig!
This is one of my favorite hikes. In the San Juan Islands on Friday Harbor, this little 650' Mountain is steep and offers views of the entire San Juan Island Chain and into Canada. Just spectacular!!
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June 24th, 2011
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