James Douglas (governor)
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Sir James Douglas, was a Canadian fur trader and politician who became the first governor of the Colony of British Columbia.
James Douglas, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Bath
The Douglas Obelisk
James Douglas Taking the Oath at Fort Langley as First Governor of BC, AD 1858 (1925, oil on canvas)
Grave of Sir James Douglas at Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, BC
Pig War (1859)
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The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between Vancouver Island and the Washington Territory. Th
James Douglas (governor)
…embroiled in a dispute with Washington Territory over sovereignty in the San Juan Islands. The protracted, twelve-year standoff came to be known as the Pig War. Douglas pressed Britain to exert sovereignty over all islands in the archipelago dividing the Strait of Georgia from Puget Sound. Named for the largest…
A photograph of Belle Vue Sheep Farm Sep 1859 on San Juan Island circa the Pig War
Modern view of Belle Vue sheep farm site and Olympic Mountains in the background
Aerial view of Robert's Redoubt on San Juan Island
The redoubt had a commanding view of San Juan Island's southern tip and the approaches to the prairie from Griffin bay (left) and the Strait of Juan de Fuca