Field of Sheep

ID: 662 ~ Source: Field of sheep. ca. 1922-49. Washington Rural Heritage, San Juan Historical Museum, Friday Harbor, WA. https://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/digital/collection/sanjuan/id/320/rec/8. ~ Date: circa 1922-1949

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Although this photo is from 1922-1949, sights of sheep in open fields like these would be common during the HBC's time in operating the Belle Vue Sheep Farm. Moreover, the continued presence of sheep, even decades after the HBC ceased operations, is a testament to the prominence and importance of sheep.

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Belle Vue Sheep Farm – The Sheep Farm Where the Pig War Began

By Zion Flores

Before there was American or English camp, there was the Belle Vue Sheep Farm. What was once a central point of the Pig War is now no more than a vast, open field with a white flagpole. The farm was originally established by Chief Factor of the…