City of Algona King County, Washington

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City of Algona: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Algona

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

Name Description
City of Algona Official
Algona Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Algona

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

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

ALGONA, a town in King County. The place was first called Valley City, but as there was already a postoffice in the state called Valley the authorities rejected the name of the newer aspirant. A mass meeting in February, 1910, selected the name "Algoma," a word said to mean "valley of flowers." In adopting the name, the postoffice department changed one letter and the settlers do not know what Algona means. (Claude E. Googe, in Names MSS., Letters 86 and 79.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 4  |  Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

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Last updated: 2017-01-02