Orcas Island, the largest of the 172 islands in San Juan County,
lies in the Salish Sea north of Puget Sound. Known as the "Gem of
the San Juans" for her shimmering emerald hills bounded by 125
miles of rocky, tree-lined shore, Orcas was home to countless
generations of Native Americans before the arrival of its first
white settlers, formerly Hudson's Bay men who had hunted on the
island, in the late 1850s. An international boundary dispute,
popularly known as the Pig War, prevented early pioneers from
settling land claims until the dispute was resolved by the German
kaiser in 1872. Settlement grew slowly until improved steamship
routes and increased commerce brought more tourists to the island.
In 1906, Robert Moran built a fabulous estate, Rosario, now a
world-class resort. Thousands of visitors have been coming to Orcas
Island over the years to explore her forested hills, camp in Moran
State Park or stay at one of the many historic resorts, and fish in
the pristine waters surrounding this island paradise.
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