Fidalgo Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in the United States of America
About Fidalgo Island
Fidalgo Island is one of the most populous islands in Puget Sound and is known for being the popular Washington State Ferry launching site to theSan Juan Islands. The island was originally inhabited by the Samish and Swinomish peoples. Fidalgo Island is named for the Spanish explorer and cartographer Salvador Fidalgo who explored the area in 1790 with the fleet of Francisco de Eliza. Charles Wilkes discovered that it was an island rather than part of the mainland. He named it Perry Island in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry, the American commander who won the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Following this theme, Wilkes named the island's highest point Mount Erie. When Henry Kellett reorganized the official British Admiralty charts in 1847, he removed Wilkes' name Perry and bestowed
Top Attractions in Fidalgo Island
Explore the best things to see and do in Fidalgo Island:
- ★Hope Island State Park
- ★Skagit Island
Fidalgo Island Travel Guide Sections
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