Sandwith Orchard Pear Tree

ID: 552 ~ Source: National Park Service.
This file appears in: Sandwith Orchard
Sandwith Orchard Pear Tree

Pear tree located on the Sandwith Orchard site and the San Juan National Historical Park

This file appears in: Sandwith Orchard

By Melissa Baker
In the late 19th century, San Juan Island was a desirable agricultural location for settlement. Once the Pig War – the nonviolent dispute between the Untied States and Great Britain over ownership rights to the San Juan Islands – was resolved in…