Strawberry Island

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Strawberry Island is a small island in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington.

George Vancouver named Strawberry Bay and Cypress Island in 1792, but left this island nameless. Charles Wilkes, during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, found wild strawberries on the island and gave it the name Hautboy, after the variety of strawberry. In time the more common name Strawberry became official.[1]

[edit] See also

  • Strawberry Island (North Channel)
  • Strawberry Island (Lake Simcoe)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3. 

Coordinates: 48°24′25.6″N, 122°37′53.6″W

  This Washington location article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.