Episode 4: Dinner at the Afterglow
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John S. McMillan and the Lime Industry of San Juan Island
In 1886, a man named John S. McMillan purchased controlling interest in the major lime deposits on San Juan Island. He eventually developed the industry there to be the largest supplier of lime on the west coast. In the process, he built the 20-room Hotel de Harro at Roche Harbor and then a company town that surrounded it.
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