La Conner, Washington Territory (1889)

La Conner, Washington Territory (1889)

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1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.<br>Insets J & G. Gaches store and Skagit County Bank.<br>Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 210 <br>The first settlers arrived here in 1863, and in 1867 the first trading post in what was now LaConner was established. In 1869, the owner of the store and post office, John Conner, changed the name of the town from Swinomish (as it was originally named after the local Indian tribe) to LaConner, after his wife Louisa Ann (L.A.) Conner.

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Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Company

1889

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Is part of History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington : embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the vast country included in the original territory of Oregon : also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a statistical and graphic description of the climate, soil, productions, industries, improvements and occupations, as well as the natural advantages and resources and artificial acquirements of the great states of Oregon and Washington.

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WSU 345<br>F852 .H67 1889 v. 2 c.2

United States--Washington (Territory)--La Conner