Spooky sights: Exploring Washington s ghost towns, abandoned areas Callie Craighead and Zosha Millman, SeattlePI
Officially granted statehood over a century after the Declaration of Independence was signed by the founding fathers, the state of Washington is a relative newcomer in American history.
But just because it s newer to the union by a hundred years doesn t mean there aren t plenty of desolate, abandoned areas littering the state.
The truth is there s a handful of ghost towns around the state, all of which are just waiting for visitors to stop by and enjoy the sights of industrial decay and time gone by.
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SEDRO-WOOLLEY â Skagit County Parks and Recreation and its partners continue to make improvements to the Northern State Recreation Area (NSRA) as well as to the Port of Skagitâs SWIFT Center campus.
A sign now greets visitors at the NSRA Trailhead/Veterans Community Park entrance off Helmick Road, while another identifies the entrance to what is destined to become Veterans Community Plaza.
Split-rail fencing and newly installed gates now separate public from nonpublic areas on the SWIFT campus.
âThe heroes in all this are the partners who have helped us along the way, especially Skagit Trail Builders and Sedro-Woolley Rotary Club,â Skagit County Parks and Recreation Director Brian Adams said.