| LC control no. | sh2014001689 |
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| Geographic heading | Brown Island (Friday Harbor, Wash.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Washington (State)--Brown Island (Friday Harbor) |
| Variant(s) | Brown's Island (Wash.) Friday Island (Wash.) |
| See also | Islands--Washington (State) San Juan Islands (Wash.) |
| Found in | GNIS, July 8, 2014 (Brown Island, island, San Juan County, Washington, 48.5387110° -123.0057351° 48°32ʹ19ʺN 123°00ʹ21ʺW and 48.5362110° -122.9999015° 48°32ʹ10ʺN 123°00ʹ00ʺW; also lists McConnell Island, island, San Juan County, variant names: Brown Island, Wasp Island, decision card: name Wasp Island proposed by Roy D. Magellan because there is another Brown Island, 3 1/2 miles south of Friday Harbor) Real estate services for San Juan Islands website, July 8, 2014: The Outer San Juan Islands - "Non-Ferry Serviced" (Brown Island, commonly known as Friday Island, forms the main protection for Friday Harbor. All the marine traffic going to Friday Harbor must come around this island. Therefore, in the summer it is the most active spot in the entire archipelago. Brown Island has community docks on the island and in Friday Harbor. There is also a water taxi available for Brown Island residents. This was the first development in the San Juan Islands to have extensive self-imposed environmental restrictions, thanks to Sam Buck, Sr. and his partners in the development. There are only waterfront properties on the island. Golf carts are the mode of transportation; cars are not allowed. No public access) Wikipedia, July 8, 2014 (Brown Island (Washington); Brown Island is a small, private island in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington, USA. It lies just offshore to the east-northeast of the town of Friday Harbor, Washington. The island has a land area of approximately 70 acres (28 ha); named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841 for the party's navigational instrument repairman, John G. Brown) Washington place names, via WWW, July 8, 2014 (Brown Island, partially enclosing Friday Harbor's bay, is on the eastern shore of Juan Island in southwest San Juan County. It was named Brown's Island by Cmdr. Charles Wilkes in 1841 for John G. Brown, instrument maker of the expedition's ship USS Vincennes. The possessive form has been dropped. Coordinates: 48.53629+N,123.0209+W) |
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