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Rosario is the former estate of Seattle mayor and shipbuilder Robert Moran and is located on Orcas Island, Washington in the San Juan archipelago. Portions of the estate became part of Moran State Park in the early 1920s and the site has been of use as the Rosario Resort and Spa since 1960.
1903 portrait of Moran by A. Roe Anderson. Robert Moran (January 26, 1857 – March 27, 1943) [1] was a Seattle shipbuilder who served as the city's mayor from 1888 to 1890. Today he is primarily remembered for Moran Brothers Co. shipbuilders, his work as mayor to rebuild after the Great Seattle Fire, and his large estate on Orcas Island, which became a resort and later Moran State Park.
Constructed in an Arts & Crafts style, the 5-story resort was named after the Rosario Strait and contains a two-story German-style organ, operational since 1913, consisting of over 1,900 pipes. [6] Also known as the Rosario Resort and Spa, it opened as such in 1960 [ 7 ] and the hotel was also designed with a nautical style, containing stained ...
Moran State Park is a public recreation area on Orcas Island in Puget Sound's San Juan Islands in the state of Washington, United States. [2] The state park encompasses over 5,000 acres of various terrain including forests, wetlands, bogs, hills, and lakes.
A plaque showing the resting place of the ancient settlers, beside the Cathedral.. Rosario was born at the beginning of the 17th century. At the time it was known as Pago de los Arroyos, that is, "land of the streams", a reference to the several small rivers that traverse the southern region of Santa Fe, like the Ludueña Stream, the Saladillo Stream and others, emptying into the Paraná River.
Rosario Resort and Spa, Orcas Island, was a hangout for John Wayne. The Wayne family's summers were often spent in the waters off the Pacific Northwest coast, from Seattle to the San Juans. The Wayne family's summers were often spent in the waters off the Pacific Northwest coast, from Seattle to the San Juans.
Rosario (Spanish pronunciation:) is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe.The city, located 300 km (186 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the country after Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
Rosario Seaplane Base (IATA: RSJ [2], FAA LID: W49) is a public-use seaplane base located adjacent to Rosario on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Rosario Resort.