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Deception Pass
Historical Marker
Location
of sign - between Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island in
Washington
Photo
taken - June 2007
Photo
courtesy of Jimmy Wayne
Text
of sign:
To
the north of this narrow passage is Fidalgo Island, so named for the Spanish
explorer, Lieutenant Salvador Fidalgo. To the
south
is Whidbey Island, second largest island in the contiguous 48 states, which
Captain George Vancouver, while exploring this
region
in 1872, at first thought to be a peninsula. Further
exploration conducted by him disclosed the existence of this
intricate
channel.
Upon the realization that he had been deceived as to the character
of the large island, Vancouver gave to this channel the
name
Deception Passage and in naming the island he honored his trusted
offer, Joseph Whidbey.
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