Posted by rverspirit (Mount Vernon, United States) on 26 September 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.
San Juan Island was the site of the longest running border dispute between Great Britian and the fledgling American colonies, the 'Pig War'. In 1859 Britain laid claim to the San juan archipelago. On the little island of San Juan lay to encampments,English camp and American camp. A pig of american origin wandered into the garden of the 'Hudson Bay Colony' to root for food,destroying a portion of the garden. Aforementioned pig was shot dead,and the Pig war ensued. This became an 'international incident' and involved heated interactions and negotiations from both sides. It took all of twelve years to settle the dispute. The 'least costly war of all time ,the only loss being one pig!
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Stark, gritty pic.
26 Sep 2007 7:56am
@Shutterbug: Thanks for commenting SBug...... :^)
Very sad image, I don't know why, but that's what I get looking at it. Maybe for all the people that once lived in it and now they are all gone. Very well taken my friend.
26 Sep 2007 12:05pm
@Amir: The beauty of art is its ability to evoke disperate feelings in any one given person at any time.Knowing this site personally I react to the picture differently...however it's interesting to me to hear your comment on the image as it is seen by you out of it's context. Thanks for commenting Amir... :^)
very impressive
26 Sep 2007 3:48pm
@Babsi: Thanks for commenting Babsi.... :^)
Fantastic photo!!! Very very well composed and crisp!!!
26 Sep 2007 6:52pm
@Lost Valley Views: Glad you like it LVW.... I've actually have a series from this site...I may post a few more... :^)
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