City of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington

City of Sedro-Woolley Skagit County, Washington

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General information on City of Sedro-Woolley

Feature Type: Incorporated

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Sedro-Woolley

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

Name	Description
City of Sedro-Woolley	Official
Sedro-Woolley	Official

Origin Notes and History of City of Sedro-Woolley

References to City of Sedro-Woolley that document the origin of its place name

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, a city in the west central part of Skagit County. The place was first settled in 1878 by David Batey and Joseph Hart. In 1884, Mortimer Cook bought forty acres and planned a town. Desiring a name that would be unique he called it "Bug." The settlers did not like the lack of dignity and threatened to prefix the syllable "Hum" to the sign at the river landing. Mrs. Batey said she had found "Sedro" in a Spanish dictionary as meaning cedar. As there were many fine trees there of that species the suggested name was taken though the spelling should have been "Cedro." In 1890, Norman R. Kelly platted some land and his part of the town was known as "Kellyville." With the boom of 1890, Philip A. Woolley started a rival town nearby under the name of "Woolley". The dual government' was expensive and on December 19, 1898, the movement for consolidation was successful, resulting in the hyphenated name of Sedro-Woolley. (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, pages 219-227.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 264-265 | Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Skagit County

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Last updated: 2024-06-03