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Jetty Island began as a riprap jetty to provide a navigation channel and protected harbor in the late 19th century. The island is composed of sediment from the Snohomish River; material that was created by the maintenance dredging of the Snohomish River was used to build the island.
Snohomish County (/ s n oʊ ˈ h oʊ m ɪ ʃ /) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, [1] it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 72nd-most populous in the United States. The county seat and largest city is Everett.
It is the most popular tourist attraction in Snohomish County, with 495,000 visitors in 2017. [307] The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum opened in 2008 at a renovated Paine Field hangar and houses a collection of restored 20th century military planes and vehicles. [308]
Granite Falls has contracted with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office to provide policing services for the area since 2014, when the city's police department was disbanded. [46] Firefighting services are provided by Snohomish County Fire District 17, which covers 38 square miles (98 km 2) of Granite Falls and surrounding unincorporated areas ...
The name Snohomish comes from the name of the dominant local Native American tribe "sdoh-doh-hohbsh" (), whose meaning is widely disputed. Although the military road was never completed, Snohomish quickly became a center of commerce in the expanding region. In 1861, Snohomish County separated from Island County and the Village of Snohomish was ...
Cody Cooper has been named the new director of events and promotions for the Monroe County Convention and Tourism Bureau. The organization's executive board announced the hiring in a press release ...
Darrington is a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.It is located in a North Cascades mountain valley formed by the Sauk and North Fork Stillaguamish rivers. . Darrington is connected to nearby areas by State Route 530, which runs along the two rivers towards the city of Arlington, located 30 miles (48 km) to the west, and Rockpo
Portal Peak is situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the crest of the Cascade Range in the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It is part of the North Cascades. [2] Portal Peak is located immediately northwest of Red Pass, and 1.36 mi (2.19 km) west-northwest of line parent White Mountain. [3]