HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SNOHOMISH
| Historic Downtown Snohomish MainStreet (First Street) has much to offer visitors and residents alike. Downtown is a multi-use area that appeals to many different customers. Retail and gift shops, restaurants and coffeehouses, art galleries and antique stores, historic lodging, entertainment, and a wide variety of hobby businesses that are all part of the mix. See Calendar of Events for year-round Snohomish events. See Things to do for Attractions, Arts/Events, and other information about our area.
Snohomish City MainStreet was established in 1856 to provide downtown with a MainStreet and preserv the road traffic. Bickford & Reed 1928
Harvey Airfield since 1944 -X
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HistoricDowntownSnohomish.com represents the shopping district / area of Snohomish that the City of Snohomish has designated Historic District and it has it's own Design Review Board. Historic Downtown Merchants as well as businesses outside the historic distric can contact ShopSnohomish.com for advertising.
For information on the Historic Down Town Snohomish Business Association Organization and the downtown revitalization, please contact:
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How do you "saysnohomish" its easy SNO HO MISH. Now that you know how to SAY SNOHOMISH you will be ready to tell your friends and neighbors what a great time you had in Historic Snohomish Washington. Walk down our "MAINSTREET SNOHOMISH" and find what your searching for. Historic main street snohomish is actually first street and it contains antique shops for hours of ANTIQUE SHOPPING in SNOHOMISH. Snohomish Fall Festivals and Events - September thru October 2008
SEPTEMBER 20th, 2008 - Save this date!
source: City of Snohomish Manager's Newsletter
People that live here say snohomish is more than a tourist town, it's apart of history and you should come see snohomish as often as you can. I love it when visitor's say snohomish was a pleasure to have seen. HISTORIC SNOHOMISH Visitors Center Snohomish is THE place to visit! Our community has made every effort to insure the preservation of our historical beginnings while creating an wonderfully livable city. Snohomish has 8 parks, offering everything from boat launch facilities on the Snohomish River to tennis courts, fishing docks, and loads of play equipment. The Centennial Trail head is located at the intersection of Pine and Maple Avenues. A public pool is operated by the school district and offers sessions for the whole family. ShopSnohomish means finding a treasure in one of our specialty shops or browsing the wares of over 450 antique dealers, plus all your daily needs are conveniently met by shopping locally. We look forward to seeing you in Snohomish! Contact the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce for visitor information.
Updated September 2, 2008
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Snohomish history Overview - One of the first inland communities in the Puget Sound Region, Snohomish began in 1859 at the ferry crossing of the Snohomish River for the military road between Fort Steilacoom and Fort Bellingham. The town-site quickly grew as a center of transportation and commerce, and for 30 years was the county seat of Snohomish County. Connection to Puget Sound was along the river, first by canoe and then by steamship. These were eventually augmented, and then replaced by rail. Ensuing years found the City prosperous and successful with a strong commercial and community identity. Basic enterprises included sawmills, which produced lumber from the huge cedar trees native to the area; and plants which processed and packaged the agriculture products grown in the adjacent river valleys.
Locals say that in the 1960s a cannon shot down First Street in Snohomish would have hit no moving thing. The anxiety experienced by this decline is evidenced by a plan prepared for the City in 1965, which proposed replacing many of the existing structures along First Street with a covered mall!