Florence, Washington

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Florence, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Florence
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Florence
Coordinates: 48°13′14″N122°19′55″W / 48.22056°N 122.33194°W / 48.22056; -122.33194
Country United States
State Washington
County Snohomish
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Florence is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It's located on Florence Island in the Stillaguamish River delta. [2]

History

A post office called Florence was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1949. [3] The community was platted in 1866 and named after the love interest of an early postmaster. [4]

During its heyday, Florence had several hotels, bars and restaurants, as well as a stagecoach line and dock for sternwheelers. [5] Florence eventually lost out to nearby Stanwood as the area's main center of commerce. [6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Washington
  2. ↑ "Snohomish County – Florence". An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties. Interstate Publishing Company. 1906. p. 368.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 87.
  5. ↑ Jennings, Mary (October 19, 2021). "Florence flourished, then fizzled". Stanwood Camano News. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ Whitely, Peyton (June 9, 2004). "Restoration to bring a little of community "back to life"". The Seattle Times . p. H16. Retrieved April 24, 2017.


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