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Highway 2 - First Exit Snohomish - Bickford Ave.
5 miles to Downtown Snohomish

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Highway 2 - First Exit Snohomish - Bickford Ave.
5 miles to Downtown Snohomish

Snohomish Visitor Center, Tourism Information

1301 First Street - Snohomish, WA 98290 | OPEN 10am - 5pm | Phone: 360-862-9609

Snohomish VIC VIC Historic Depot

Places to Visit in Snohomish

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VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER 1301 FIRST STREET
Find maps and walking tour guides or ask a volunteerâ€¦

» 450 Antique Dealers - Star Center Mall 2nd Street and Union
» Civil War Cemetery, The GAR Cemetery is located just West of Snohomish
» The State's oldest Chestnut Tree - 5th Street and Avenue B
» The Granite Posts on Several Streets - Hitch you buggy
» The Methodist Church (Belle Chapel 231 Avenue B) 1885
» Historic Downtown Commercial District Snohomish HDS
» Take a Hot Air Baloon Ride - Skydive - take a scenic plane ride
» The Snohomish Nationally Registered Historic Residential District
» Scenic River Trail Walk along the Snohomish River
» One of the oldest River Trestles in the State of Washington at Cady Park
» View an operating Lumber Mill from Kla Ha Ya Park
» The Carnegie Library at 1st & Cedar is Home to the "Arts of Snohomish"
» 700 year old Cedar Tree Stump - Carnegie Building Parking Lot
» City Hall, 116 Union Ave., styled after Philadelphia's Independence Hall 1938
» The Snohomish Iron Works, continuously operating for over 100 years.
» The Oxford Tavern & Eatery - Home to some pretty active Ghost
» The Centennial Trail - Eastern Railroad in 1888 - Maple St. and Pine Ave.
» Visit a Pumpkin Farm in October, go through a corn maze.

Snohomish Washington Area History Quick Fact

1869
Isaac Cathcart comes to Snohomish
Isaac Cathcart emigrated from Ireland to Michigan when he was quite young. He came to Snohomish in 1869 and worked as a chopper in a logging camp. By 1872 he had earned enough to erect the Snohomish Exchange Hotel, a large, two story building costing $6,300. He made it a first class hotel and ran it for sixteen years.

1876
Isaac Cathcart is Married
On August 9, 1876, Isaac Cathcart and Miss Julia J. Johns were married in Seattle. There was a "free social" at the Exchange "for all friends and patrons". The town and countryside accepted this invitationen masse. Crowds greeted the bridal couple. There was a dinner and then dancing. This was noted to be the greatest wedding celebration in Snohomish's history!

1877
The Bicycle Tree
A landmark south of Snohomish that became very popular in the late 1800's was a large cedar tree measuring 48 feet in circumference. When the bicycle became so very popular, a path was made that ran parallel to the road to ride on. The cyclists hired a logger, by the name of Milligan to cut an arch through the tree, for the sum of $15. The arch was 12 feet high and 5 feet wide.

Thank you to the Snohomish Tourism Bureau for their support and cooperation.