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History: 100 years ago in Edmonds, strawberries were king

History: 100 years ago in Edmonds, strawberries were king
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Looking Back: Taming a town while still having a good time in Edmonds


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Posted: June 15, 2021
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An advertisement announcing the opening of the Ritz Rink in Edmonds. (All images from the Edmonds Tribune-Review)
When the little village of Edmonds incorporated as a fourth-class town in August of 1890, even though there had been some hard times, the residents must have been filled with hope that the final decade of the 19th century would bring prosperity, growth and some needed culture to their community.
Certainly, at 5 o’clock in the evening on June 17, 1891, when the Great Northern track-laying engine rounded Point Edwards and came into view, the residents of Edmonds must have realized they were going to have a long-anticipated railroad connection to the outside world. Surely, it would help lead the way to prosperity. ....

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