Eastsound San Juan County, Washington
Mapped Location
Eastsound: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Eastsound
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Eastsound
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Eastsound | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Eastsound
References to Eastsound that document the origin of its place name
EAST SOUND, a large indentation in Orcas Island, San Juan County. Another indentation is called West Sound, indicating the origin of the names. The Wilkes Expedition, 1841, called East Sound "Ironsides Inlet." The island they called "Hull Island" after an American naval hero. The mountain on the island was named Mount Constitution, after the famous ship commanded by Hull and "Old Ironsides" was the pet name of the ship. The name given to the mountain is the only one that has remained. At the head of East Sound there is a town of the same name.
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for Eastsound, San Juan County, Washington
Orcas Island by Orcas Island Historical Society, Orcas Island Historical Museum
Presents a selection of vintage images culled from the archives of the Orcas Island Historical Society and Museum and a short history of Orcas Island. Orcas Island, the largest of the 172 islands in San Juan County, lies in the Salish Sea north of Puget Sound
128 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
CIRC [ 1 ]
Faith, food, and fond memories 1884-1984 by Orcas Island Community Church
Draft environmental impact statement for Madrona Point, Eastsound, Washington July 1982 by San Juan County (Wash)., Northwest Building Corporation
Platting of a 29.67 acre subdivision on Madrona Point, adjacent to the unincorporated town of Eastsound, into eleven single family lots (approx. 9 acres) five tracts for multi-family housing (approx. 3-1/2 acres) to contain 30 dwelling units in four- and five-unit buildings, and two larger tracts for future development subject to binding site plan approval (approx. 10-3/4 acres), intended for 61 multi-family dwellings in two- and four-unit buildings. In addition, four community recreation tracts will be established. On one of the community tracts a small caretaker's residence would be constructed, bringing the total of proposed residential units to 103.
241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
CIRC [ 1 ]
The James Francis Tulloch diary, 1875-1910 the true story of the ups and downs of James and Annie Tulloch and their nine children, all of whom were born and raised on Orcas Island in Washington State's San Juan Islands by James Francis Tulloch, Gordon Keith
A fascinating, humorous and sometimes sad account of the life and times of the Tullochs, one of the San Juan Islands' pioneer families who lived on Washington State's Orcas Island at the turn of the century. Tulloch writes about his 35 years spent on Orcas Island with a candor and vigor seldom encountered in such a diary. Photos. Map.
vii, 124 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Orcas, gem of the San Juans by Fred John Splitstone
Related Online Resources
Island Histories: Stories of the San Juans
San Juans Explorer is a digital guide to the history, natural history, and culture of the San Juan Islands. A project of the Public History Program at Eastern Washington University, the geolocated stories on San Juans Explorer were created by student
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San Juan County
- Argyle
- Beach Haven
- Buckhorn
- Camp Orkila
- Decatur
- Deer Harbor
- Doe Bay
- Dolphin
- Eastsound
- Town of Friday Harbor
- Islandale
- Lakedale
- Lopez
- Olga
- Orcas
- Port Stanley
- Prevost
- Richardson
- Roche Harbor
- Rosario
- Sea Acre
- Shaw Island
- Thatcher
- Waldron
- West Beach
- West Sound
- Yacht Haven
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2025-09-23