Florence, Washington

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Florence
Historic town
Florence is located in Washington (state)
Florence
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
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountySnohomish

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[]

  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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