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British Marines quarried and processed limestone at or near Roche Harbor. After the territory dispute was settled in 1872 in favor of the United States, the land encompassing Roche Harbor was homesteaded by Joseph Ruff, 1872–78, and afterward owned by Israel Katz, 1878–79; and brothers Richard and Robert Scurr and their business partners, Alexander, Colin and Donald Ross, 1879-1886. [9]
Location of San Juan County in Washington. This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in San Juan County, Washington, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them.
Roche Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: NE/SW is 5,000 by 1,000 feet (1,524 x 305 m) and NW/SE is 2,500 by 500 feet (762 x 152 m). For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 2,800 aircraft operations, an average of 233 per month: 57% air taxi and 43% general aviation .
If traveling by seaplane, Friday Harbor is serviced by Northwest Seaplanes and Kenmore Air, both longtime operators in the area. The Friday Harbor Airport terminal is 1.3 miles from the Ferry Landing. Outside of Friday Harbor, the only major commercial establishment resort is the village of Roche Harbor, located on the northwest side of the island.
San Juan Island is located in Puget Sound, the westernmost of the main islands of the San Juan Islands group. This island group is separated from Vancouver Island (part of British Columbia in Canada) by the Haro Strait, and from the Washington mainland by the Rosario Strait.
Posey Island State Park is a popular recreation area consisting of 1-acre (0.40 ha) Posey Island in San Juan County, Washington.The island is located .25 miles (0.40 km) north of Pearl Island, near Roche Harbor, San Juan Island.
San Juan County has the highest per capita income in the state of Washington. Deer Harbor, located in the county, has a per capita income exceeding $100,000. Waldron Island, with a population of 104 in the 2000 census, is considered one of the most impoverished areas in Washington, with about 56% of the people living in poverty. [citation needed]
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