Cattle Point Lighthouse
Cattle Point Lighthouse stands on the southern tip of San Juan Island in northwestern Washington.
The 1846 Treaty of Oregon signed by The United States and Great Britain wasn't exactly clear as to ownership of San Juan Island, as a result the island was claimed by both parties. In 1859, the U.S. and Great Britain nearly went to war here because of a dispute over of all things a pig, until cooler heads prevailed.
Cattle Point, site of an early Hudson Bay Company sheep and cattle operation, derived its name in 1857 after a transport ship ran aground nearby, forcing its cargo of cattle to swim ashore.
This lighthouse was built in 1935.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.
Cattle Point Lighthouse
Cattle Point Lighthouse stands on the southern tip of San Juan Island in northwestern Washington.
The 1846 Treaty of Oregon signed by The United States and Great Britain wasn't exactly clear as to ownership of San Juan Island, as a result the island was claimed by both parties. In 1859, the U.S. and Great Britain nearly went to war here because of a dispute over of all things a pig, until cooler heads prevailed.
Cattle Point, site of an early Hudson Bay Company sheep and cattle operation, derived its name in 1857 after a transport ship ran aground nearby, forcing its cargo of cattle to swim ashore.
This lighthouse was built in 1935.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.