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⚫ '''Samish Island''' is an ] in ], ], ]. It lies on an island with the same name, which is located off the northwest coast of the Washington mainland. It is connected to the mainland by a system of dikes created in the early 20th century. Samish Island is considered part of the ], along with ], ], ], ], ], and ]s. It is located at {{coord|48|34|34|N|122|32|23|W|city}}.
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⚫ '''Samish Island''' is an ] in ], ], ]. It lies on an island {{coord|48|34|25|N|122|31|48|W|scale:50000_source:GNIS|display=inline}} with the same name, which is located off the northwest coast of the Washington mainland. It is connected to the mainland by land reclaimed through a system of dikes created in the early 20th century.
Samish Island was part of the ancestral homelands of the ], a ] ] of the ].

Samish Island is named after the ], a ] people of the ]. Both the Samish and the ] peoples used the island as part of their traditional territory.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sampson |first=Martin |title=Indians of Skagit County |publisher=Skagit County Historical Society}}</ref> The western end of the island is named Xwtl’échqs in the ] and sƛ̕əpqs in the ], both meaning "deepwater point" in the respective languages. The eastern end is named A7ts’íqen in Samish and qʷəqʷaliqs in Lushootseed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coast Salish Place Names of the San Juan Islands |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b0f86b51e054ba78b83ab39c4d0b1a6 |website=Samish Indian Nation|date=January 24, 2023 }}</ref> The narrow isthmus connecting the two areas is named bəsbəsič, meaning "thin cords."<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bates |first1=Dawn |title=Lushootseed Dictionary |last2=Hess |first2=Thom |last3=Hilbert |first3=Vi |publisher=University of Washington Press}}</ref>

In the late 19th century, the ] began to construct a series of ] and drainage ditches to create a connection to the mainland. In the 1930s, the connection was finished.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Samish Island {{!}} Samish Island Community Center |url=https://samishisland.net/about-samish-island/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Unincorporated community in Washington, US

Aerial view of Samish Island, with Samish Island Road at lower left connecting to the mainland

Samish Island is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington, United States. It lies on an island 48°34′25″N 122°31′48″W / 48.57361°N 122.53000°W / 48.57361; -122.53000 with the same name, which is located off the northwest coast of the Washington mainland. It is connected to the mainland by land reclaimed through a system of dikes created in the early 20th century.

Samish Island is named after the Samish people, a Coast Salish people of the Pacific Northwest. Both the Samish and the Nuwhaha peoples used the island as part of their traditional territory. The western end of the island is named Xwtl’échqs in the Samish language and sƛ̕əpqs in the Lushootseed language, both meaning "deepwater point" in the respective languages. The eastern end is named A7ts’íqen in Samish and qʷəqʷaliqs in Lushootseed. The narrow isthmus connecting the two areas is named bəsbəsič, meaning "thin cords."

In the late 19th century, the US Navy began to construct a series of dykes and drainage ditches to create a connection to the mainland. In the 1930s, the connection was finished.

References

  1. Sampson, Martin. Indians of Skagit County. Skagit County Historical Society.
  2. "Coast Salish Place Names of the San Juan Islands". Samish Indian Nation. January 24, 2023.
  3. Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi. Lushootseed Dictionary. University of Washington Press.
  4. "About Samish Island | Samish Island Community Center". Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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