Dewey, Skagit County, Washington

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States

Dewey, Washington

Unincorporated community

Dewey, Washington

Coordinates: 48°25′30″N 122°36′31″W﻿ / ﻿48.42500°N 122.60861°W﻿ / 48.42500; -122.60861
Country| United States
State| Washington
County| Skagit
Elevation

| 46 ft (14 m)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code| 360
GNIS feature ID| 1512147[1]

Dewey (also Gibraltar) is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington, United States.[1]

## History

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The community was originally called Deception, then Fidalgo City and renamed in 1898 after George Dewey, a naval officer in the Spanish–American War.[2][3] An interurban railway was completed between Anacortes and Fidalgo City in 1891 with the sole purpose of securing land grants, as it ran with a minimum number of trips before ceasing operations.[4]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b "Dewey, Skagit County, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 69.
3. ^ Celebrating History: Anacortes American 125th Anniversary, Skagit Publishing, April 28, 2015, p. 10
4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). "Mount Vernon to Seattle". The WPA Guide to Washington: The Evergreen State. American Guide Series. p. 462\. ISBN 9781595342454. OCLC 881468746.

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Municipalities and communities of Skagit County, Washington, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

Cities|

* Anacortes
* Burlington
* Mount Vernon
* Sedro-Woolley

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Towns|

* Concrete
* Hamilton
* La Conner
* Lyman

CDPs|

* Alger
* Bay View
* Big Lake
* Bow
* Clear Lake
* Conway
* Edison
* Lake Cavanaugh
* Lake McMurray
* Marblemount
* Rockport

Other
communities|

* Avon
* Birdsview
* Dewey
* Fidalgo
* Gibraltar
* Guemes Island
* Samish Island
* Snee Oosh
* Sterling
* Van Horn

Indian reservation|

* Swinomish Reservation
* Upper Skagit Tribe
* Samish

Ghost towns|

* Alpine
* Ehrlich
* Sauk City
* Skagit City
* Whitney

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