The Refreshments at the Dolly Varden
A frontier watering hole offers 'all the best brands' to the growing population of Snohomish City.
SALOON. The various fine liquors, Snohomish City, Wash. Ter. The bar is supplied with the choicest wines, liquors, and cigars. Try it. H. E. Slaver, Proprietor.
“The bar is supplied with the choicest wines, liquors, and cigars.”
Then · 1877149 years apartNow · 2026
In the 1870s, the saloon was the central nervous system of a frontier town like Snohomish—a place for trade, news, and essential social lubrication. Today, the site of Snohomish's historic downtown riverfront still serves the same role as a community gathering space, though the trade has shifted from 'choicest liquors' to artisan coffee and local crafts.
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