City of Edmonds Snohomish County, Washington

Name: City of Edmonds
Address: Washington

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Feature Type: Incorporated

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

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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

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

A Selected Bibliography of City of Edmonds, Snohomish County, Washington

A compilation of essential readings detailing the history, geography, and culture of the region.

With angels to the rear an informal portrait of early Meadowdale by Delmar H. Caryl

Delmar H. Caryl’s With angels to the rear: an informal portrait of early Meadowdale chronicles the rugged pioneer settlement of a heavily forested enclave situated along the Puget Sound coastline in Snohomish County. Set against the steep, glacier-carved topography of Lunds Gulch and the dense timberlands north of Edmonds, the narrative details how early homesteaders and logging crews cleared the challenging terrain to establish isolated rural claims. By tracing the shared physical labor required to transition from transient timber operations to permanent agricultural and residential plots, the text reveals how these geographically secluded residents relied on tight-knit neighborly alliances and enduring kinship networks to survive the demanding Pacific Northwest environment. Ultimately, this informal historical portrait demonstrates how cooperative frontier resilience and deeply rooted local friendships successfully transformed a logged-over coastal wilderness into a cohesive, enduring hamlet.

163 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Non-circulating [ 1 ]

History · 1st Edition · Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, Wash., 1989
Related Catalog Items: City of Edmonds · Meadowdale · Snohomish County

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

Ray V. Cloud’s Edmonds, the gem of Puget Sound: a history of the city of Edmonds chronicles the arduous pioneer colonization and localized industrial subjugation of a densely forested maritime enclave carved directly into the volatile eastern shoreline of Puget Sound. The narrative maps how the severe environmental realities of this coastal topography—defined by impenetrable, towering stands of old-growth cedar and Douglas fir plunging directly into the deep-water tidal currents of the marine basin—initially completely severed early homesteaders from overland transit, forcing them to rely exclusively on the region's aquatic highway. By detailing the grueling transition from precarious, isolated logging camps to the aggressive deployment of heavy shingle-milling infrastructure, the text illustrates how the massive extraction of the region's colossal timber wealth was strictly dictated by the urgent necessity of engineering robust shoreline wharves to accommodate specialized, steam-driven mosquito fleets. Ultimately, the account demonstrates that violently clearing this formidable coastal rainforest and artificially anchoring mechanized maritime and transcontinental rail networks along its narrow beaches were the absolute prerequisites for transforming a geographically detached wilderness outpost into a highly integrated, commercial anchor of the Pacific seaboard.

227 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Non-circulating [ 1 ]

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

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