Drop by our Tolin House Business office or Eldridge Center to pick up copies of the History books available by local Authors. Or email us and we will make arrangements for a pick up time if our volunteers aren’t around.
Drop by our Tolin House Business office or Eldridge Center to pick up copies of the History books available by local Authors. Or email us and we will make arrangements for a pick up time if our volunteers aren’t around.
The Stanwood railroad depot was built in the 1890s when the Great Northern Railroad was connected the Puget Sound with the midwestern section of the United States.
The painting on the right captures the details of the siding. The initials of the painter are not familiar but was certainly done before 1973 when the depot was finally destroyed after the last passenger run in 1971 when Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) took over the run. Amtrak regulations at that time did not allow service to any point outside of the United States.
The depot was demolished two years later in April 1973. The Stanwood Station now provides passenger service using Amtrak and connect with Vancouver B. C. and the Empire Builder from Everett.
Visit the Dave Eldridge Center (formerly called the Stanwood Camano museum) to see more photographs and maps of the community.
During the 1930s the Stanwood Commercial Club held a Harvest Jubilee parade. It was held until about 1942. The above photograph is from a collection of snapshots taken over the years and donated to SAHS by Viola Schmidt Michael. It shows an elaborate float along the brick street (270th) in front of what was then the First National Bank building (now the First National Professional Building.) A short history was published in one of our past newsletters for you to read.