Florence, Washington

Florence
Florence
Historic town
	Florence Location of Florence, Washington
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 48°13′14″N 122°19′55″W / 48.22056°N 122.33194°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Snohomish

Florence is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History[]

A post office called Florence was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1949.^[2] The community was platted in 1866 and named after the love interest of an early postmaster.^[3]

During its heyday, Florence had several hotels, bars and restaurants, as well as a stagecoach line and dock for sternwheelers. Florence eventually lost out to nearby Stanwood as the area's main center of commerce.^[4]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Washington
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 87. Florence, a town in Snohomish County. The site was first settled in 1864 by Harry Marshall. Twenty years later F. E. Norton became postmaster of the first postoffice there, 1884. The latter named the office, it is said, after his old sweetheart. (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, pages 368-869.)
^ Whitely, Peyton (June 9, 2004). "Restoration to bring a little of community "back to life"". The Seattle Times. p. H16. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Washington

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[3] Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 87. Florence, a town in Snohomish County. The site was first settled in 1864 by Harry Marshall. Twenty years later F. E. Norton became postmaster of the first postoffice there, 1884. The latter named the office, it is said, after his old sweetheart. (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, pages 368-869.)

[4] Whitely, Peyton (June 9, 2004). "Restoration to bring a little of community "back to life"". The Seattle Times. p. H16. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Snohomish County, Washington, United States
County seat: Everett
Cities	Arlington Bothell‡ Brier Edmonds Everett Gold Bar Granite Falls Lake Stevens Lynnwood Marysville Mill Creek Monroe Mountlake Terrace Mukilteo Snohomish Stanwood Sultan Woodway
Towns	Darrington Index
CDPs	Alderwood Manor Arlington Heights Bothell East Bothell West Bryant Bunk Foss Canyon Creek Cathcart Cavalero Chain Lake Clearview Eastmont Esperance Fobes Hill Hat Island High Bridge Kayak Point Lake Bosworth Lake Cassidy Lake Goodwin Lake Ketchum Lake Roesiger Lake Stickney Larch Way Lochsloy Machias Maltby Martha Lake May Creek Meadowdale Mill Creek East Monroe North North Lynnwood North Marysville North Sultan Northwest Stanwood Oso Picnic Point Silvana Silver Firs Sisco Heights Startup Sunday Lake Swede Heaven Three Lakes Verlot Warm Beach Woods Creek
Other communities	Florence Fortson Getchell Hazel North Creek North Lakewood Reiter Robe Silverton Sisco Smokey Point Trafton
Indian reservation	Tulalip Quil Ceda Village
Military bases	Naval Station Everett
Ghost town	Galena Monte Cristo
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Florence
Historic town
Florence Location of Florence, Washington
Coordinates: Coordinates: 48°13′14″N 122°19′55″W / 48.22056°N 122.33194°W / 48.22056; -122.33194
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Snohomish