- The approximately 2,840 acres of Snoqualmie Wildlife Area consists of six management units located in Snohomish and King counties. The wildlife area is situated within the Snohomish watershed, including the Skykomish and Snohomish rivers, which join to form the Snohomish River. Three of the units, including Stillwater, Cherry Valley, and Crescent Lake, are located near the city of Duvall. The other three units, including the Ebey Island and Spencer Island units and the Corson Wildlife Preserve, are located near the city of Everett.
- Captain George Vancouver names Port Townsend on May 8, 1792. (historylink.org)
On May 8, 1792, British Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798) names an extensive bay at the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula for the Marquis of Townshend, a British general. The “h” is later dropped and the bay is now called Port Townsend. The city of Port Townsend, now the county seat of Jefferson County, is founded in the 1850s at the mouth of the bay and adopts its name.