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FLEMING-200 Front

• c. 1950 (Creation)

• This island group extends from the Canadian boundary on the west and north, from the boundaries of Whatcom and Skagit counties on the east, and to the center of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the south. There are twenty-five major islands and many smaller islands and reefs of which 172 are habitable. The original name of the archipelago was for Lopez de Haro, who discovered the group in 1789. On June 24, 1791, the birth date of San Juan Bautista, Lieut. Eliza re-named the group using the name of that saint. His name has become official. In 1841, the name Navy Archipelago, was given by the Wilkes Expedition, but it never came into common use. circa 1950.
• Printed on front: Cruising is a year-round pleasure in the 177 islands of Washington State's San Juan group