Mt. Vernon, Washington Territory, (1889)

Mt. Vernon, Washington Territory, (1889)

Washington (Territory) -- Maps<br>Mt. Vernon, Wash. -- Pictorial works

1 view : col ; 30 x 41 cm.<br>Insets include the Washington Hotel, Residence of H. P Downs, Esq, Residence of M. McMara., and the Mt. Vernon Saw Mill. Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 106. <br>The Mt. Vernon area was first settled in 1870, and the town was founded in 1877. It was named after George Washington's home and burial site. Due to its central position in the county, and its accessibility from the sound up the Skagit River, Mt. Vernon became the county seat of Skagit County in 1884. <br>The flag in the center of the drawing was raised in 1877, when John Lorenzy trimmed the limbs from a very straight 200 ft cedar tree, and attached the flag to it at a height of 147 feet. It was destroyed in a 1891 fire which also destroyed the Washington Hotel (upper left inset), and 17 other buildings.

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Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Company

1889

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Is part of History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington : embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the vast country included in the original territory of Oregon : also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a statistical and graphic description of the climate, soil, productions, industries, improvements and occupations, as well as the natural advantages and resources and artificial acquirements of the great states of Oregon and Washington.

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WSU 342<br>F852 .H67 1889 v. 2 c.2

United States--Washington (Territory)--Mt Vernon