Conconully in Okanogan County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Conconully

— Okanogan County Historical Society —

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2017

1. Conconully Marker

Inscription. Conconully sprang alive in 1896, a rip-roaring mining camp known as Salmon City. Fire wiped out most of the town in 1892, in May 1894 a run off flood roared down the north fork of Salmon Creek wiping out the business district. The reservoir below town, built in the early 1900s was one of the first federal reclamation projects in the U.S. Conconully served as Okanogan County seat from 1888-1914. It is believed the Indians called this entire area, including the lake, Conconully and in Indian means "the beautiful land of the bunch grass flats".

Erected by Okanogan County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 48° 33.556′ N, 119° 45.038′ W. Marker is in Conconully, Washington, in Okanogan County. It is on North Main Street south of Silver Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 219 N Main St, Conconully WA 98819, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Washington’s Okanogan Highlands.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Cascade Range,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Conconully Lake History (a few steps from this marker); First Okanogan County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); U Bar U Ranch (approx. 3.8 miles away); Ruby (approx. 4.4 miles away); Scotch Creek Basin (approx. 5.7 miles away); Okanogan County World War I Memorial (approx. 15½ miles away); 1925 - Cariboo Hotel (approx. 15.6 miles away); 1919- Baines Building (approx. 15.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conconully.

Conconully Marker and Community Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2017

2. Conconully Marker and Community Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.