Norma Beach News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 12, 2020 1492 Shellabarger house in 1921 from the Edmonds Tribune-Review, Nov. 25, 1921. (Source: the newspaper collection at Sno-Isle Genealocal Society, Heritage Park, Lynnwood) Recently, a reader commenting on my April 9, 2019 article, “Looking Back: South Snohomish County place names from the past,” asked how Shell Creek got its name? In my reply to the reader’s question, I reached back to some of my own memories from well over 80 years ago, when I was a child of Edmonds before development of the land covered over portions of the creeks by piping their flow of water underground. Of course, since Edmonds is a waterfront town with its creeks flowing into Puget Sound, it does seem logical to assume that the naming of Shell Creek is related to sea shells. However, I don’t recall the waterfront beach or the creeks of Edmonds having any noticeable or unusual shells, and question that the Shell Creek name came from that source.

Hugh mcaleerQueen anne hillAlderwood manorPeter schreiberFriley hallMartha loughridgeDavid shellabargerNorma ganzinaWilliam loughridgeLake forest park town centerSno isle genealocal societyBureau of land managementEdmonds city councilPuget mill companyEdmonds tribune reviewHeritage park