Waldron Island Feature
Mapped Location
Waldron Island: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Waldron Island
- Feature Type: Feature
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Waldron Island
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Waldron Island | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Waldron Island
References to Waldron Island that document the origin of its place name
WALDRON ISLAND, in the north central part of San Juan County, was named by the Wilkes Expedition, 1841. (Hydrography, Volume XXIII., Atlas chart 77.) The honor was probably intended for Thomas W. Waldron, Captain's clerk of the brig Porpoise of the Expedition. However, it is possible that two men were honored in the one name as R. R. Waldron was Purser of the Vincennes, another vessel of the Expedition. A postoffice on the southwest shore of the island has the same name.
COWLITZ BAY, on the southwest shore of Waidron Island, in San Juan County. It first appears on the British Admiralty Chart 2689, Richards, 1858-1859. As the locality is far removed from the region of the Cowlitz Indians, it is quite probable that this bay was named for the Hudson's Bay Company's vessel Cowlitz.
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for Waldron Island, Feature
Island ebb & flow a pioneer's journal of life on Waldron Island by Frances K. Lovering
A brief history of Waldron Island by Charles H. Ludwig
HISTORY OF A SEASONAL CAMPING SITE OF THE LUMMI INDIANS. The second edition was published in 1972 in response to requests for copies of the original mimeographed first edition. The preface to the second edition contains some comments on the more recent history of the island and Frederick Marks, one of the very early settlers on Waldron.
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Last updated: 2025-09-23