Utsalady, Washington
The name "Utsalady" comes from the Lushootseed placename /ʔəcəládiʔ/, of unknown meaning.
Early history
The Kikiallus Indians inhabited this area. They had a long-house here and along the Skagit River on Fir Island. They were a part of the Coast Salish.
The natives of the region called the place Doksk Ad. The first settlers of European origin arrived in 1853; two years later Utsalady was exporting timber as far as the shipyards at Brest in France and, by 1860, to Shanghai.
In 1870, the community had 54 houses, 147 people, a blacksmith shop, telegraph, a saloon, a shipyard and a school. In 1872 a Masonic hall was added to this and in 1874 a granary. As of 1883, sailing ships were carrying away 74,000 board feet of timber daily.
Utsalady was a base from which settlers headed to the Stillaguamish and Skagit Valleys on the mainland.
The Masonic lodge originally established at Utsalady, F&AM Camanio Lodge No. 19, moved in 1890 to the mainland in Stanwood, where it still remains as of 2009.
Notes
- ^ Utsalady [Utsaladdy] Ladies Aid, Washington Women's History Consortium. Accessed online 2009-09-22.
- ^ Utsalady Elementary School, official site. Accessed online 2009-09-22.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Plaque at Utsalady Point, west of town, consulted 2009-09-19
- ^ Camanio Lodge No. 19, official site. Accessed online 2009-09-22.
48°15′06″N 122°28′38″W / 48.25167°N 122.47722°W