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Skagit River JournalFree Home Page Stories & Photos The most in-depth, comprehensive site about the Skagit Covers from British Columbia to Puget Sound. Counties covered: Skagit, Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Snohomish & BC. An evolving history dedicated to committing random acts of historical kindness |
810 Central Ave., Sedro-Woolley, Washington, 98284Home of the Tarheel Stomp Mortimer Cook slept here & named the town Bug |
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New Issue 51, subscribers-paid Journal magazine online: 99 autobiographical vignettes by old-timer RSVP volunteers in 1989; Updated history of early Northwest schools; Eloise Ingman Stendal recalls Meadow School; Samuel Shea, Rockport area homesteader & bar and pool-hall owner; History of the Eagles Aerie, Sedro-Woolley — Mystery solved; it began in 1902, with history of the state and national Eagles, the fraternal lodge that began in Seattle in 1898; We correct the record: Lorenzo Lyman was a lawyer, not a doctor.; Handy new portals: 1. Odds and Ends Portal, includes stories that are brief; and 2. Memoirs Portal for finding autobiographies and vignettes. |
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Check out Sedro-Woolley First Bug through Sedro-Woolley Reader questions answered Early timeline Founders Mortimer Cook — P.A. Woolley — 4 British bachelors. |
includes: Prairies, Duke's Hill, Northern State Hospital, Sterling, Skiyou, South of Skagit; Clearlake, Biglake, McMurray |
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includes: north of Skagit from Utopia to the dams and Cascades, Sauk River-Illabot Creek area, and the creeks of Skagit's south shore |
includes: Mount Vernon to Belfast, west to Fidalgo, south to LaConner/Fir Island/Conway, north to Burlington, Blanchard, Edison, Alger & Samish |
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includes: mills, donkey engines, equipment and logging railroadsMaps… Mining Whatcom, the mother county til 1883; Snohomish County, source of many early Skagit pioneers |
includes: Fairhaven & Southern; Seattle & Northern; Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Puget Sound & Baker River, and more |
Stories about the Skagit River Floods history very short stories in Odds and Ends Portal Memoirs by pioneers & descendants Puget Sound Mail, our monthly column Food & Wine History |
includes: Territorial Daughters, and biographies of and by pioneer women |
Library: Recommended reading, bibliography Transcriptions old newspapers Regional Museums |
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Would you like information about how to join them? Our newest sponsor: Cygnus Gallery, 109 Commercial St., half-block uphill from Main Street, LaConner. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 5 p.m., featuring new monthly shows with many artists, many local. Across the street from Maple Hall, 1886 Bank Building and Marcus Anderson's 1969 historic cabin. Their website will be up in early 2010. Oliver-Hammer Clothes Shop at 817 Metcalf Street in downtown Sedro-Woolley, 88 years. Peace and quiet at the Alpine RV Park, just north of Marblemount on Hwy 20, day, week or month, perfect for hunting or fishingPark your RV or pitch a tent by the Skagit River, just a short drive from Winthrop or Sedro-Woolley Joy's Sedro-Woolley Bakery-Cafe at 823 Metcalf Street in downtown Sedro-Woolley. Check out Sedro-Woolley First section for links to all stories and reasons to shop here firstor make this your destination on your visit or vacation. Are you looking to buy or sell a historic property, business or residence?We may be able to assist. Email us for details. |
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