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Historical Markers in Wauconda, Washington

 
Clickable Map of Okanogan 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 Okanogan County, WA (41) Chelan County, WA (9) Douglas County, WA (0) Ferry County, WA (6) Grant County, WA (18) Lincoln County, WA (6) Skagit County, WA (36) Whatcom County, WA (46)  OkanoganCounty(41) Okanogan County (41)  ChelanCounty(9) Chelan County (9)  DouglasCounty(0) Douglas County (0)  FerryCounty(6) Ferry County (6)  GrantCounty(18) Grant County (18)  LincolnCounty(6) Lincoln County (6)  SkagitCounty(36) Skagit County (36)  WhatcomCounty(46) Whatcom County (46)
Okanogan is the county seat for Okanogan County
Wauconda is in Okanogan County
Okanogan County (41)  ►
ADJACENT TO OKANOGAN COUNTY
Chelan County (9)  ►
Douglas County (0)  ►
Ferry County (6)  ►
Grant County (18)  ►
Lincoln County (6)  ►
Skagit County (36)  ►
Whatcom County (46)  ►
Fraser Valley, British Columbia (11)  ►
Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia (10)  ►
Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia (7)  ►
 
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1 ► Washington, Okanogan County, Wauconda — Bodie —
The first town of Bodie was started by prospectors at the mouth of Bodie Creek, about a mile south of here in 1896. There was a general store, a restaurant, a livery barn, blacksmith shop and many homes, all made of logs. The town was moved to . . . — — Map (db m302227) HM
2 ► Washington, Okanogan County, Wauconda — Old Wauconda —
The first Wauconda came into being after the three Hedge brothers, from Wauconda, IL, discovered a wide ledge of quartz carrying free gold in the Spring of 1896. This discovery touched off a headlong rush to the area as prospectors envisioned . . . — — Map (db m274064) HM
3 ► Washington, Okanogan County, Wauconda — Wauconda Community Hall —
In 1897 three brothers named Hedges found gold about three miles east of the present Wauconda store. The town started in 1898 just east of the Wauconda summit and was named after the Hedges hometown in Illinois. Several roads were built to . . . — — Map (db m302233) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 12, 2026