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1. whatcomwatch.org › index › articleThe Native American History of Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands

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   Whidbey Island was named Whidbey’s Island by British explorer George Vancouver in 1792 to honor Joseph Whidbey, the first to circumnavigate his namesake island. In 1790, Spanish explorer Manuel Quimper gave the name Boca de Fidalgo to the opening of the present Rosario Strait. A map from the Eliza expedition of 1791 uses Canal de Fidalgo to ...

2. www.historylink.org › File › 22589Whidbey Island -- Thumbnail History - HistoryLink.org

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   Oct 30, 2022 · In the summer of 1851, William Wallace and his wife, Rufinda, were first to claim on Crescent Harbor. Their daughter, Paulowna, was the first white child born on Whidbey. In 1855 the Wallaces started the island's first formal school, and William is credited with shipping over its first horse.

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   Native Peoples. For thousands of years, the only occupants of the Pacific Northwest were Indians who lived in large communal longhouses subsisting on fish, shellfish, wild game as well as roots and berries. Whidbey and Camano Islands, as well as the San Juan Islands were occupied by several groups of Coast Salish Indians including Skagit ...

4. whidbeycamanoislands.com › maritime-historyMaritime History - Whidbey and Camano Islands

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   Feb 21, 2024 · Camano Island didn’t have a bridge attaching it to the mainland until 1913, and Deception Pass Bridge wouldn’t connect North Whidbey to Fidalgo Island and the mainland until 1935. There was no ferry service to the islands until the mid-1920s, so the Mosquito Fleet steamers were the only option unless one had their own boat.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fidalgo_IslandFidalgo Island - Wikipedia

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   Anacortes (pop. 17,637 [1]) Fidalgo Island is an island in Skagit County, Washington, located about 60 mi (97 km) north of Seattle. To the east, it is separated from the mainland by the Swinomish Channel, and from Whidbey Island to the south by Deception Pass. The island is named after the Spanish explorer and cartographer Salvador Fidalgo, who ...

6. windermerewhidbeyisland.com › 2024/10/07 › theThe Development of Deception Pass - Whidbey Island

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   Oct 7, 2024 · The construction team used 460 tons of steel for the 511-foot Canoe Pass arch and 1130 tons for the 976-foot Deception Pass span, forming the skeleton of the now-famous double cantilever bridge. On July 31, 1935, these two massive sections were connected, linking Whidbey Island, Fidalgo Island, and Pass Island for the first time. A Symbol of ...

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   How did Whidbey get to Fidalgo Island?

   • By 1914 a small car-carrying ferry connected Whidbey to Fidalgo Island at Deception Pass, and served until the completion of the Deception Pass and Canoe Pass bridges in 1935. By 1915, mainland motorists could drive to Utsalady on Camano Island and board a four-car ferry that landed at Polnell, east of Oak Harbor.

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   Why is Fidalgo Island called Fidalgo Island?

   • Fidalgo Island was originally named Whidbey Island by British explorer George Vancouver in 1792, in honor of Joseph Whidbey, the first to circumnavigate the island. However, the name Fidalgo Island settled half a century later.

   The Native American History of Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands

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   Why are Whidbey & Fidalgo islands a whirlpool?

   • Tidal flow can be extremely rough and low tides create standing waves, huge whirlpools and roiling eddies. With the small islands (Ben Ure, Strawberry and Pass) between them, Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands appeared to many early explorers to be sides of a small bay or perhaps the mouth of a river.

   History of Deception Pass Bridge - Whidbey and Camano Islands

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   Where are Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands located?

   • Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands have parts located in the Swinomish traditional territory. Specifically, the southeast half of Fidalgo and the northeast corner of Whidbey are within this territory. The Swinomish were a small Native American group whose homeland was chosen as the site of one of the few reservations established in the 19th century.

   The Native American History of Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands

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   What is Whidbey Island known for?

   • Its most historic town is Coupeville, the Island County seat, and much of Whidbey's artistic and cultural life is centered on Langley to the south. Oak Harbor is the undisputed commercial center, much of it in the service of active-duty military personnel and civilian employees of NASWI.

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   How was Fidalgo Island named?

   • Fidalgo Island was not recognized as an island by early explorers but was given its name by British mapmakers around the 1830s. The name Fidalgo was assigned to the island. Similarly, Quimper gave the name Ensenada de Caamaño to what is now Admiralty Inlet, and the name was later used for Camano Island.

   The Native American History of Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands

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8. whidbeycamanoislands.com › history-of-deceptionHistory of Deception Pass Bridge - Whidbey and Camano Islands

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   Aug 15, 2015 · The Deception Pass Bridge began as a dream, became a convenience, and developed into an icon. Curving gracefully between Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands, it crowns the most visited state park in Washington. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, this bridge is recognized for its engineering and elegant architecture that ...