An act to create Skagit County was signed Nov. 28, 1883, by territorial Gov. William A. Newell. Secessionist feelings were hotly debated for numerous years, but this action followed the defeat of an initial bill for organizing a new county of Skagit on Oct. 24 by the Washington Council, a territorial legislature body, by a vote of 8 to 4.
Proudly celebrating Skagit’s 125 years |
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