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How did Fox Island, Washington, get its name?

Last updated October 17, 2021 by ZagBot Comment

Fox Island, Washington was given its present name in 1841 by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, commander of the United States Exploring Expedition, after the expedition’s assistant surgeon, Lieutenant John Laurence Fox.

Long before white settlers arrived at Fox Island in the mid-19th century, Native Americans had used the island seasonally, calling it Bu-ta-u or Bu Teu.

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