City of Snohomish
With its tree-lined streets and fine heritage houses, Snohomish has slowly evolved from agriculture center into pretty bedroom community for Everett and King County commuters.
Originally named Cadyville, after 1850s homesteader E.T. Cady, Snohomish has taken pride in its past, restoring a 36-block Historic Business District on a slope overlooking the Snohomish River. Shoppers like to point out the detailing on Victorian-era buildings as they stroll between shops, checking on wares of more than 400 antique dealers.
Its early history shows an industrious, colorful city boasting as many as 42 saloons, an arts society and a newspaper.
Snohomish was the county seat until 1895 -- when it lost out to Everett in a controversial countywide vote.
The 2.4-square-mile city is bounded on the north by 52nd Street, on the east by the Pilchuck River, on the south by the Snohomish River and on the west by state Route 9.