Pickett House

ID: 265 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of the San Juan Historical Museum

This file appears in: A Lonely Officer's Quarters at the Edge of the World

After Pickett, the Pickett House was occupied by several other residents. When this photo was taken it was the part of the Firth family homestead.

This file appears in: A Lonely Officer's Quarters at the Edge of the World

A Lonely Officer's Quarters at the Edge of the World – General George Pickett's home on San Juan Island

By Jen Hughes

General George Pickett is perhaps best known for his time in the Confederate Army, but his military career did not begin at Gettysburg. Assigned to command Company D on San Juan Island, Captain Pickett arrived at the San Juan Islands in July 1859…