Historical Structures
Shaw has what is considered a one-room schoolhouse; a room was recently added to serve as a computer center, expanding it to two rooms. The building serves elementary and middle school students and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Little Red Schoolhouse. Following eighth grade, students must choose to study on one of the larger islands: Lopez, Orcas, or San Juan. Shaw is also home to a small library and museum, which is privately run through donations. Visitors are required to buy a membership if they wish to use internet. Shaw Island is famous for its interesting wooden road signs. The old ones are displayed on the library at the center of the island and the current ones were made by a local resident on a CNC machine.
Shaw Island was featured during the fifth season episode "Access" of the political drama The West Wing as the site of a standoff between terrorist suspects and the US government, similar to the Waco, Texas Branch Davidian standoff.
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