Deadman Bay, San Juan Island, San Juan Archipelago, Washington. Photo by Ellis. Undated. Click photo to enlarge. Original photo postcard from the collection of the Saltwater People Log© |
Bryce Wood. San Juan Island Coastal Place Names and Cartographic Nomenclature. Published in Ann Arbor, Michigan for Washington State Historical Society by University Microfilms International. 1980.
The name Deadman might come from the victims of Ben Ure being carried to the bay by the current. He was a human smuggler in the late 1800s and resided on the island names after him on the north end of Whidbey Island.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading the post and taking time to leave your contribution. Professor Meany and the historians on San Juan Island have many thoughts on the derivation of this name.
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