San Juan Islands · WA
Eastsound
Orcas Island's village, at the head of East Sound.
- First church
- 1885
- Island paper
- 1964
Then
- Before 1850s
The Lummi are the first people here.
- 1850s
Hudson's Bay Company hunters arrive from Victoria. Charles Shattuck opens a store.
- 1885
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Orcas Island's first, is built.
- 1964
The Orcas Sounder newspaper is founded.
Now
Eastsound is Orcas Island's largest town, with Moran State Park nearby. This place includes Rosario on East Sound and Sucia Island to the north.