Rosario Beach Skagit County, Washington
Mapped Location
Rosario Beach: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Rosario Beach
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Rosario Beach
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Rosario Beach | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Rosario Beach
References to Rosario Beach that document the origin of its place name
ROSARIO, a well known name in the vicinity of the San Juan Archipelago. It was first applied in 1791 by the Spanish Captain Eliza to what is now the Gulf of Georgia. The original Spanish name was "Gran Canal de Nuestra Senora del Rosario la Marinera," About the same time, the Spaniards named the present Rosario Strait "Boca de Fidalgo." (Chart reproduced in United States Public Documents, Serial Number 1557.) The Wilkes Expedition, 1841, named Rosario Strait "Ringgold's Channel," an honor intended for Lieutenant Cadwalader Ringgold of the expedition. In 1847, Captain Henry Kellett shifted part of the long Spanish name from the Gulf of Georgia and chartered Rosario Strait. (British Admiralty Chart 1911.) That name has persisted. It is the boundry between San Juan and Skagit Counties. For a time a postoffice on Fidalgo Island, in the southwestern part of Skagit County bore the name "Rosario." In more recent years, Robert Moran has applied the name to his beautiful home on the eastern shore of East Sound, Orcas Island. There is now a postoffice at his place called Rosario.
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Last updated: 2016-10-01