Marysville http://www.marysvillewa.org

The James P. Comeford and his wife Maria who came to work the local logging camps founded City of Marysville in 1878.  They eventually purchased 1280 acres of land that would become the town of Marysville. In 1879 the first school was set up in the Comeford home and James became the Postmaster a year later. Mr. Comeford designed the original town in 1894; the railroad tracks were laid through the town in 1889. 1891 saw the incorporation of the town and the election of Marysville’s first mayor.  Logging was the primary industry at this time, with Stimson Logging Company being formed.  The first city hall was built in 1901, 1906 saw the first high school students, and the first graduation class of 1908. During the twenties, the city earned the nickname “The Strawberry City” in recognition of the area’s overabundance of the sweet fruity berries, which are celebrated -- and eaten -- annually in June with the Strawberry Festival and the Grand Parade.  Marysville has come along way in its first 100 years.  Time will tell what the next 100 years will bring.