Picked up 2 newer brochures at local handout: 1. The Cith of SNOHOMISH WALKING TOUR GUIDE pub. by Snohomish Chamber of Commerce 1989. A description, with Quotes from it is as follows. Front cover titled Pioneer Village (which I understand has been changed to Old Snohomish Village. An outdoor museum loc. at approx. 2nd. and Pine portion of Snohomish Cemetery the N where the Village is, while the S portion of the Cem. & Sr Ctr are 2nd & Cypress.). The cover has sketches of 5 of the bldgs. that rest on the N portion of the Cem. at the outdoor museum site. & the artist that did an excellent reproduction of them is signed LOMAS. Unfolding the brochure is an excellent 11 x 12 group of 7 homes sketched by LOMAS. These sketches depict tye types of architecture found among Snohomish Hist. homes: Each type is named, and has a description of each type, but I won't include all of that info, just the names. They are-( QUOTED IN PART)- Queen Anne ( a less elaborate version of it is known as Princess Anne. Craftsman Bungalow (Bldg materials are "natural" favoring fieldstone, brick and wood shingles.) English Cottage Revival (Usujally brick, steep roofline, w little or no overhang. Colonial Revival (Built in late Victorian Era. Some are also known as "Classic Box". American Homestead (2 story, rectangular plan & gabled roof). Dutch Colonial Revival (Distinctive gambrel roof, obviously. Often have long shed dormers to increase 2nd floor space.). American Foursquare (2 story, boxlike shape, topped by low hipped roof, etc. Styled to provide the most space for the money.) Back of brochure QUOTED AS FOLLOWS: WELCOME TO SNOHOMISH . . . a genuinely historic community listed on both the State and National Registries of Historic Places. Founded in 1859, Snohomish miraculously avoided the mid-20th century trend of destroying historical character in original, commercial and residential cores. Snohomish has maintained an enviable inventory of late 19th and early 20th Century architecture reflecting the character of the town as it was. The formation of the Snohomish Historical Society in 1969, and the support of Snohomish City Government and the Chamber of Commerce, defined Snohomish as a community dedicated to influencing its future by preserving its past. Enjoy your walking tour and may it be the first of many visits here. Welcome! (accompanied by a map -there are 3 maps in all in the brochure.) History of Snohomish, QUOTED AS FOLLOWS (Founded 1859) Snohomish's "founding father' E.C. Ferguson arrived here with a small stock of goods for sale to the few settlers and remainiang Native Americans. Ferguson had selected this site based on the Army's plans to construct a military road between Fort Steilacoom and Fort Bellingham along a route which would have crossed the Snohomish River here. The Marshland Road, south of the river, was originally part of the Military Road. (The cow path, meandering road that crosses the valley floor called the Marsh at the foot of Seattle Hill Rd. at Larimar's Corner-CC.). Although the road was never completed, Ferguson remained to become a prominent businessman and politician. He was joined by other entrepreneurs, tradesmen and laborers attracted by the logging and milling opportunities. The nearby river (Snohomish River- CC) provided transportation for logs, goods, and people. In 1861, Snohomish County was established (out of Island County-CC) with the City of Snohomish as the county seat. In 1897 the county seat was moved to Everett. In 1888, the 800 people living here put up $2,700 to insure the right-of-way for construction of a railroad line into town. By 1890, the population was 1,995 and grew to 3,000 by 1895. (When I was kid in about 1932, '33, the sign entering the city limits of Snohomish from Everett, read 2,500 - 3,000 population- CC.). Most of the homes and commercial buildings listed on the walking tour were built by that generation. Agricultural development was encouraged by the addition of the railroad system which provided rapid transportation for perishable products, and by the introduction of an electric lighting system established in 1889. In 1989, the population of the City of Snohomish is 5,900. The population of the community, defined by the boundaries of the school district, is approximately 30,000. Origins of Our Name "Snohomish" is the English spelling of the Indian word, "Sdah-hob-mish." There is a wide choice of meanings for the word or phrase, among them being, "The Warriors," "The Braves," "The Men," etc. (When I was a kid here, one of the meanings of Snohomish was "quiet waters"-CC.). Some authorities maintain that the translation is "Name-Banded-Together-Tribe." Whatever the meaning of the word, we do know that the Snohomish People, from whom our town derived its name, occupied large sections of the valley lands from Puget Sound to the foothills of the Cascades. They were a peaceful, home-loving tribe and lived in bands of highly cultured family groups. They traded with the Upriver People as well as the Mountain tribes and the Fish Indians of the Coast. Historical Quotes "Snohomish City, the present county seat, is situated `1 miles above the mouth of the Snohomish River and is one of the most lively little towns on the Sound. The people are principally from the New England states, well educated and energetic almost to a faul." Snohomish Northern Star, 12/30/1876 "The streets are uniformly wide, laid out in a pleasing manner and are well tended. For the greater portion of the year, handsosme, well-kept lawns and profusion of flowers greet the eye upon every hand. Nearly all the residences' kits are provided with fruit trees and ornamental shade trees." Tribune supplement, 1902. The bal. of the bruchure consists of A Walk Through Snohomish History listing 75 points of interest that are described, and accompanied by a map of the city streets in Snohomish with the 75 points of interest shown on the map. #75. is the Pioneer Village Museum 2nd & Pine (In Pilchuck Shopping Center) The Village contains an 1875 log cabin, an 1889 Pioneer home, 1902 Victorian cottage, 1910 general store, weavers shop and blacksmith shop. Part of original Snohomish Cemetery on land donated by pioneer Mary Sinclair in 1876, first non-native woman to take up permanent residency in Snohomish. END OF QUOTED PORTIONS, except for my comments as indicated by "-CC."). Pioneer Village Museum above has been, for some reason, renamed Old Snohomish Village Museum. There is a fee for adults, and children usually at the entrance and again at the log cabin for visitors, which has been increased 50 cents per person from former admission fees. The fee for admission is not mentioned in the brochure. ANOTHER BROCHURE, Snohomish County N.W. Washington State The Official 1998 Guide is a thicker booklet made available by Everett Area Convention & Visitor Bureau. Home Page: www.snobiz.org. Another page Snohomish County Tourism Bureau gives as its website: www.snohomish.org for up to the minute travel information. QUOTING PARTS PERTAINING TO HISTORY are as follows: Historic Perspective Long before the first white man appeared on the eastern shore of Puget Sound, Native American tribes (the Snohomish, Stilla-guamish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Sultan, Pilchuck) inhabited this area and traveled its waters by canoe. Tjhe native peoples lived in family groups in cedar longhouses and moved up land down the rivers from ocean to mountains in hand-hewn dugout canoes. They had a highly developed culture based on fishing or salmon and foraging for other foods found naturally in the densely forested land. Superb salmon runs, sea mammals, wildlife, and forests provided for all their material and spiritual needs. Medern anthropologists consider these people who lived on the Pacitif coast among the wealthiest tribes in all of America, other than the Aztecs, This great natural wealth also attracted the first Europeans. In 1792, Captain George Vancouver saled the tall ship Discovery into this region, to claim the Pacific Northwest on behalf of King George III. Vancouver and his crew charted this region and named many of the bodies of water he explored, including Puget Sound and Port Gardener Bay, opening the way for European expl;oration and development. White settlement of the region that bacame snohomish county was carved out of Island County on January 20, 1861, and grew slowly during the territorial years of 1853-1889. During this time period, settlements were founded at Tulalip Bay, Snohomish, Mukilteo, Lowell, Tualco (near Monroe), Stanwood, and Edmonds. Soon after Washington achieved statehood in 1889, The Great Northern Railway brought a major boom down the Skykomish Valley to the new industrial city of Everett. Etc. END OF QUOTED PORTION OF THIS BROCHURE about the early history of Snohomish City as a part of the early Snohomish County history. * * * 30 * * * ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]