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Everett's Streetcars

From 1893 to 1923, the City of Everett was serviced by a network of electric streetcars. The development of this system began before Everett had incorporated and continued through the rapid period of ...

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HIV/AIDS in Snohomish County (Part 1)

The first decade of the AIDS epidemic in Washington was a time of intense debate, uncertainty, and social change. Initially most cases and resources were focused within King County. While the sta...

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HIV/AIDS in Snohomish County (Part 2)

The first decade of the AIDS epidemic in Washington was a time of intense debate, uncertainty, and social change. Initially most cases and resources were focused within King County, where the sta...

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Patric, John (1902-1985)

Eccentric, Libertarian, cantankerous, opinionated, insane, brilliant; there are many words that have been used to describe the late Snohomish author John Patric (1902-1985). Perhaps the most accurate ...

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Qwuloolt Estuary (Marysville)

Located just East of Interstate 5 as one enters Marysville from the south, the Qwuloolt Estuary serves as a model for Tribal-led multigovernmental habitat restoration. From conception to completion, t...

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Samuels, Jennie (1868-1948)

Jennie Samuels (1868-1948) was deeply involved with the Women's Club Movement in Washington. She founded the Nannie Burroughs Study Club in Everett, and was an early executive member of the Washington...

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Scott, Mary Ward (1942-2019)

Mary Ward Scott was a human rights activist who fought for causes ranging from civil rights in the Jim Crow South to increasing LGBTQ materials in libraries. Scott helped develop support systems for p...

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Women's Club Movement in Snohomish County

In the late nineteenth century, women in the Pacific Northwest began to organize into groups to pursue social change and improvements in their communities. Their work was part of a larger, national wo...

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7 Timeline Entries

White mob gathers to expel Asian Indian laborers from Everett on November 2, 1907.

On November 2, 1907, several hundred white laborers and boys assemble near the residences of Asian Indian workers in the employ of three Everett mills. Though the demonstration's organizers state that...

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Sultan-area farmers vote to oppose a proposed Western Tuskegee community for Black settlers on July 21, 1911. 

On July 21, 1911, members of the Fern Bluff Grange in Sultan approve a resolution opposing development of a proposed Western Tuskegee community for Black settlers. Supporters of the plan have envision...

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Everett's Black community hosts a dinner party for visiting high school football star Jack Trice on January 1, 1921.

On January 1, 1921, members of Everett's Black community host a dinner party for visiting high school football star John "Jack" Trice (1902-1923), an acclaimed tackle at Cleveland East Technical High ...

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Jennie Samuels, president of the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Washington, welcomes the eighth annual federation convention to Everett on June 25, 1924.

On June 25, 1924, Everett resident Jennie Samuels (1868-1948) welcomes more than 200 African American clubwomen to the Everett Knights of Columbus auditorium for the State Federation of Colored Women'...

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Snohomish County Elections Committee hosts its first election watch party on November 2, 1999.

On the evening of November 2, 1999, friends and family of a new political advocacy group called the Snohomish County Elections Committee meet at the Everett Underground, a bar that caters to a primari...

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AIDS Memorial of Snohomish County is dedicated in Everett on December 1, 2005.

On December 1, 2005, thanks to the combined efforts of volunteers, Snohomish County staff, and County officials, the county dedicates a lasting memorial for people affected by AIDS and HIV. The date, ...

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North Ebey Slough levee at Marysville is breached, allowing tidal waters to flow into the Qwuloolt Estuary on August 28, 2015.

On August 28, 2015, the North Ebey Slough levee at Marysville, Snohomish County, is breached by construction workers, allowing tidal waters to flow freely into the newly named Qwuloolt Estuary for the...

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