Silverton, Washington

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Silverton, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 48°04′42″N121°34′01″W / 48.07833°N 121.56694°W / 48.07833; -121.56694
Country United States
State Washington
County Snohomish
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Silverton is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

History

A post office called Silverton was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1945. [2] Silverton was named by the local miners. [3] The Silverton Ranger District, a unit of the Mount Baker National Forest, was established in 1908 and closed in 1936 before the completion of the Mountain Loop Highway. The ranger station was re-used for an educational nature camp, named Camp Silverton, that was operated by private groups and Everett Public Schools until 1997. The camp was demolished in 2019. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverton, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 271.
  4. ↑ Davey, Stephanie (July 21, 2019). "An era is ending for once bustling Camp Silverton". The Everett Herald . Retrieved June 1, 2020.
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