The River Lifeline of Early Snohomish
Operating under Captain J. S. Hill, the steamer Fanny Lake provided essential freight and transit services for the growing Snohomish community.
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Steamer Fanny Lake, Capt. J. S. Hill, Master. The steamer will make regular trips from Snohomish City to Seattle and way points. Leaving Snohomish City every Monday and Friday and leaving Seattle for Snohomish City on Wednesday and Saturday. Will remain at Snohomish City over night on Friday.
“The steamer will make regular trips from Snohomish City to Seattle and way points.”
Long before modern highways, the Snohomish River was the primary artery for commerce and travel in the region. The schedule of the Fanny Lake reminds us that Snohomish was built not around cars, but as a river port where the tide and the current dictated the rhythm of daily life.
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