Sterling, Washington
Unincorporated community in Washington, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sterling is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]
History
The Mesekwegwils (Lushootseed: bəsikʷigʷilc)[2] (sometimes transliterated as Mee-see-qua-guilch or buh-see-kwee-GWEELTS), a band of the Skagit people, built a large winter longhouse at what is now Sterling.[3] The Lushootseed name for Sterling, as well as the prior village site, is sxʷiʔxʷičəb.[2]
Sterling was laid out in 1878.[4] A post office called Sterling was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1890.[5] Sterling was the site of the first school in the Sedro-Woolley area; residents in the late nineteenth century would travel to Sedro-Woolley by canoe.[6]
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