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Eastsound is an unincorporated community on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.
Eastsound is the population center for Orcas Island, the second-most populated (after San Juan Island)and physically largest of the San Juan Islands. Eastsound consists of a few hotels and several restaurants, numerous gift stores, a large downtown grocery store, natural food store, hardware store, pharmacy, airport, and several churches. There is a public park that hosts several events including the famous farmers market. Indian Island is just offshore Eastsound's public beach. Eastsound's scenic location makes it a popular tourist destination. Eastsound Washington is known for its community events, recreation and tourism. Moran State Park is located nearby.
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Steamboats of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet used to dock at East Sound, one such vessel was the Sioux, a steel steamship built in 1910 and running out of Bellingham under the ownership of the Black Ball Line.[1][2]
- ^ Gibbs, Jim, and Williamson, Joe, Maritime Memories of Puget Sound, at page 123, Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, PA 1987, ISBN 0-88740-044-2
- ^ Newell, Gordon R., Ships of the Inland Sea, at page 173, Binford and Mort, Portland, Oregon (2d Ed. 1960)
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Coordinates: 48°41′48″N, 122°54′15″W
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