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Historical Markers in La Conner

 
Clickable Map of Skagit County, Washington and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Skagit County, WA (36) Chelan County, WA (9) Island County, WA (47) Okanogan County, WA (41) San Juan County, WA (6) Snohomish County, WA (73) Whatcom County, WA (46)  SkagitCounty(36) Skagit County (36)  ChelanCounty(9) Chelan County (9)  IslandCounty(47) Island County (47)  OkanoganCounty(41) Okanogan County (41)  (6) San Juan County (6)  SnohomishCounty(73) Snohomish County (73)  WhatcomCounty(46) Whatcom County (46)
Mount Vernon is the county seat for Skagit County
La Conner is in Skagit County
Skagit County (36)  ►
ADJACENT TO SKAGIT COUNTY
Chelan County (9)  ►
Island County (47)  ►
Okanogan County (41)  ►
San Juan County (6)  ►
Snohomish County (73)  ►
Whatcom County (46)  ►
 
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1 ► Washington, Skagit County, La Conner — Former Grange Hall —
On 2nd Street at Calhoun Street, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street.
This building was built about 1875 for a Grange Hall It became the first federal court north of Seattle, the district court for Whatcom County, and the first court house for Skagit County. Later it became at various times...a school . . . — — Map (db m177795) HM
2 ► Washington, Skagit County, La Conner — Magnus Anderson Log Cabin —
On 2nd Street at Commercial Street, on the left when traveling south on 2nd Street.
Built in 1869 on the North Fork of the Skagit River. Anderson was one of first settlers in Skagit county. He felled and squared the logs using hand tools. He rowed to Utsalady for planed lumber. This cabin was moved to La Conner in 1952 by The . . . — — Map (db m177968) HM
3 ► Washington, Skagit County, La Conner — Old Time Skagit River Indian Canoes — Shovel Nose Type —
On Moore Street at Second Street, on the right when traveling north on Moore Street.
Indians Had Canoes Of Many Kinds On Skagit Waters The old-time Indian canoe builders with their crude tools were master craftsmen turning out everything from these utilitarian shovel-nosed Skagit River canoes for poling up stream and . . . — — Map (db m178086) HM
4 ► Washington, Skagit County, La Conner — The Tillinghast Beech —
Near Morris Street at Maple Avenue.
Planted circa 1890 by A.G. Tillinghast With a girth of 12’ it is the largest European Beech known on the West Coast. — — Map (db m266778) HM
5 ► Washington, Skagit County, La Conner — Town of La Conner 1873-1914 —
On Commercial Street at First Street, on the right when traveling west on Commercial Street.
(above photo) La Conner 1873: The first trading post on the Swinomish flats was established in 1867 upon the present site of the Town of La Conner by Alonzo Low. Thomas Hayes was the next Swinomish trader of record. He arrived shortly after . . . — — Map (db m177974) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026