City of Edmonds Snohomish County, Washington

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General information on City of Edmonds

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Edmonds

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Edmonds Official
Edmonds Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Edmonds

References to City of Edmonds that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

EDMONDS, a town on the shore of Puget Sound, in the southwestern part of Snohomish County. The first settlement was made there on October 10, 1866, by Pleasant H. Ewell. George Brackett visited the place in 1870 and six years later purchased land there. He built a store, began logging operations and became postmaster for the settlement. Being a great admirer of Vermont's famous Senator George Franklin Edmunds, he proposed that name for the postoffice. It was accepted but during the negotiations the spelling was slightly changed to its present form. (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, pages 54-58.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 77  |  Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for City of Edmonds, Snohomish County, Washington

Edmonds, the gem of Puget Sound a history of the city of Edmonds by Ray V. Cloud

Title Cover Image

227 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]
local histories · 1st Edition · Edmonds Tribune-Review Press, Edmonds, Wash., 1953
Related Catalog Items: City of Edmonds · Snohomish County

 


 

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