Samuel Island

USA / Washington / Friday Harbor /
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Samuel Island is about 328 acres in size, is located between Mayne Island and Saturna Island. It is separated by a narrow gap, called Boat Passage, from Saturna Island. Boat Passage is only navigable during slack water by small boats. It is reported that Boat Passage was a favourite escape route for rumrunners during US Prohibition.

Named after Surgeon Samuel Campbell of the H.M.S Plumper in 1859. In the 1960's, there was a very short lived plan to join Mayne Island and Saturna Island with a bridge via Samuel Island. Never happened.

Samuel has had several owners including : a relative of Earl Grey, Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911 ; A.J.T. Taylor, a Vancouver engineer, who developed the British Properties, and the Lions Gate Bridge ; also once owned by George Weston, the foodstore magnate ; and once owned by Charles A. Lindberg's daughter, who reportly paid $48,000 for it circa late 1940's. Samuel is a private Island.
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Coordinates:   48°49'23"N   123°12'40"W

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  • I lived there for a summer years ago. It's not in the USA, it's in British Columbia, Canada.
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