December 1904 marked the organization of the first Bank
of Edmonds to serve the needs of the community. It became
the State Bank of Edmonds in 1907 and occupied this
building, one of the first permanent buildings built in
Edmonds. The State Bank . . . — — Map (db m248744) HM
In 1911 Mr. Florance R. Beeson erected this concrete
building, later owned by his son Hugh. Though damaged,
it survived a fire that destroyed neighboring structures
on April 11, 1928. The city's first true office building,
it has housed . . . — — Map (db m248746) HM
Bracketts Landing
At this location in 1870
George Brackett first came ashore to
explore timber prospects of the area
He established prior to 1884 a steamboat
pier known as Bracketts Landing
George Brackett 1841-1928
Founder of . . . — — Map (db m248777) HM
George Brackett founded Edmonds in 1876 and established the first sawmill here in 1889. Logging and shingle mills were at the center of Edmonds' economy. At one time fourteen mills lined the shoreline from Brackett's Landing to Olympic Beach. The . . . — — Map (db m248737) HM
Carnegie Library/Historical Museum
The first public library in Edmonds was opened in 1901, with a rotating stock of books provided by the Washington State Traveling Library Committee. In 1909, Reverend Lockwood succeeded in acquiring a $5000 . . . — — Map (db m197204) HM
Constructed with a $5000 gift from industrialist Andrew Carnegie, this building opened as a free public library in 1911. Until 1962 it housed the library upstairs and the Edmonds City Hall downstairs. After other civic uses, it became the home of . . . — — Map (db m197169) HM
In July 1946 Yost Auto Company sold their business to the Edmonds Motor
Company, but remained involved with the site, buying the land to the south on
the corner of 5th and Maple which had been occupied by Long Motors. They
constructed a new . . . — — Map (db m248760) HM
M/V City of Edmonds
Inaugurates first auto ferry service
From the City Dock the City of Edmonds, owned by the
Joyce Brothers of Mukilteo, commenced regular service to
Kingston on May 16, 1923. The 56 ft. auto ferry . . . — — Map (db m248765) HM
The Olympic Mountains began life 35 million years ago as part of the ancient sea floor that thrust against the North American plate. Inexorable geologic forces fractured and folded these layers of rock and lifted them high into the air. Erosion . . . — — Map (db m75486) HM
A Main Street landmark since the
1920s, the Princess Theatre, later
renamed the Edmonds Theater,
has been an enduring part of the
Edmonds community for
generations. The theater began as
a more modest movie house called
the Union Theater, . . . — — Map (db m248736) HM
A.M. Yost and Sons originally built the automobile show room on the corner of 5th and Dayton in 1913. In 1914 it
was leased to Yost Auto Company which was formed by George, Sam and Jacob Yost.
They started one of the first Ford agencies in . . . — — Map (db m248747) HM
