Snohomish County‘s
Robe Canyon
Historic Park
2001
no: nunitttertte e Monte
hornet n the new that ntttnt tun ottenn,
Located oust ul’Granile Fa s, \’\’A,_iustnff
the Mountain Loiip Scenic By» uy. Roite
Canyon iiistorie Park hiends n rich
history of the mining and tniirnnding era
with the netu ml beauty oi the South Fork
of the Slillaguzmish
er thundering
through narrow Robe Canyon.
The hismry of Robe Canyun...
rhe i-zyeren at Monte Crete Railroad WJIS hutit ttt
18917”?! to trttnepott gnld tinti otter ore inniti tutne:
at Monk: Cnaw deep in tire 'ittettue Moumains to n hen
:tntitetntizterettAVA. lemtid silrvuyor M Q
Butiow :cluuml it route thnt ntotdeu the need
iieachemusct’iiiyon otnn houth l<nrk orihe
Sitiidguutntsh upsiieniii oictnnite Fallh. But an“!!!
itunnetets nnd rotitonti "expcnn". working ior ioiin D
Roukelclicr. thetnted n more direet tettte through the
Caiwmi ttt otdet to Sue expensive [rcallins unlrltfl on
hnrioun route
The ennyou segment oi the miNa) requtreri liming oi
tit tunneit through the slccp enttyen Walls Mueh or the
tntirottn was buill Uri wootien trihhtng Ln the edge oi
what the eustetit expens tetened to as .i “trout suemm '
When the Novemhcr floods eneiied the "(min stream"
tttto n thundering tonertt oi nhttnwnten the rtttiroeti wet
wiped out sorting in i892 end Conlinumg through the
mflrumrs i‘cmui: tn mm, the HTML to ilmimzm the uni
iitie tequtied yentiy hnttie< tn reontr tienttige (torn niei
eiidet ttnti itiii nootitttg it. the ennyon
Aitet the turn of the century, the mi y undurwcm ti
{runailiim iron ore trhntttttri Io logging Dul titteughotti
HS opetntton, the {Alh‘ray wen idrntno u, t teente
excursion hicM the mid heeuty tit the canyon and the
momualns beyond in VUZIt the inn ti Big i our nenr
Silhcr‘un wm‘ biiili no it rniirond desttnntton teeott
Tioiiey cuts and nuvomnhiizs rmlfiiim with iittngeti
itheeh to u tttmeitgets on the Scenic tide ttp the NI!
itne. mmugh the canyon, to ma inn end on to Monte
( ritto
The history of the park...
in the Lil: moth. Eu) stittti Troop M oi Lth Sievciis
but it a ti ail item the Mountntn Luup Hithwey to the
original town tite oiieohe oi the d or Robe Canyon
Though the progeny uns piiynteiy owned the ntthhe
need the ttttti Rtr 2s )LarS to neeeet the Ian <i|e end ute
tniiwny tuttneis ut the ttooet end oi the ennyon
in 1995. ttttttiog on man ted by the Slillaglnmish
mittens Aiiirutee tiitti River Nelwork. iotni ietitiert
ineietii g Siam Scimoi Kevin Quigleyt Count)
EXECUIWE Bob mane", 4nd County rounetiutun tehrt
(iurner teeured ion items at the henti oi the eunyou ier
sitohotnteh County. new Robe cttnyon Hitttirte Pnii.
Funth ei iorit ieti to the edehtitnt oixou news to [997
Tetitiy. izohe Canyon HH|UHC Pnrk it one ortttt
eounty s ingest parks a! nihiost woo acres, nitnrdtng
proteetton ten 7 utiiee ttrtiie or men Fnik
Siiflngimmlsh River.
'Ilit: oerh tho piolccls tetttnante oi the ioiigrzibnndmied
Everett At Monte ('rixm Railway .tnti neettturiuoid itine
kiln Each yent, the cxisnng oiti iznhe i‘rnti t. ilth hy
thlst’md: or inter: nitri etnne to etttiote the abandoned
intiwny nuttyei ht tite nonertui root eneeetiitnn tn the
ntirrow canyon and entoy the mliiudc oi nciirr
wildeincss oniy minutes (mm the grnwim: Pugci Sound
metronoiit
in addition to the chi rioht 'i't-iti (2 notes; nitteh the
Settttn innit 30 years ngo, itt Coming pan the park ntii
ttiso iettttne tho i ttne i<iin '[ rut ti 'i titties» new under
eonenutiion do an alirwflumecr, eetnniuttity preteei
in other to tnereet-e prnlcctmn oi rinnrntn forcsi‘ nieng
the South Fnrk and butter the mid Rohe Trail ttotn
rzsiilcmml eneroeehnttnt, (:mude Lnnd Consemney
has ieeeutiy nerottnteti ihc numhhxu oi EU inn; tiiong
the titer tit the entierti end orthe paik This land W!”
won he irdn>iérrzil to snohointtii (,nunl)‘, :tihteet to
notnoyni from the :nehotntsh Cnuiiiy Couneti. Canudc
Land (:tinterttin i» u regtttnhi "Unrprofii conscwahon
nrgamzauon working [0 piesarvc our ntthitoi henttiet- in
Sntthontteh King. unit Pieree Counties. not» the laslmg
heueitt ei our eontntun dud our ntiditre
m Tm: ’Gn‘lupilig (1005:" toe. on. innit tirtttr tint .t ntX Font
uni htteouttirteewttn tiengeetentetr the. i ttne ter round the
iieiterit [25min Railuii) Smiling n teii Ur
,t ttttrtttttnnttt
, Author: , Accession/Object ID: 2005.121.2, Object Name: Brochure, Title: , Description: Brochure titled "Robe Canyon Historic Park" - four pages, OCR Text: Snohomish County‘s
Robe Canyon
Historic Park
2001
no: nunitttertte e Monte
hornet n the new that ntttnt tun ottenn,
Located oust ul’Granile Fa s, \’\’A,_iustnff
the Mountain Loiip Scenic By» uy. Roite
Canyon iiistorie Park hiends n rich
history of the mining and tniirnnding era
with the netu ml beauty oi the South Fork
of the Slillaguzmish
er thundering
through narrow Robe Canyon.
The hismry of Robe Canyun...
rhe i-zyeren at Monte Crete Railroad WJIS hutit ttt
18917”?! to trttnepott gnld tinti otter ore inniti tutne:
at Monk: Cnaw deep in tire 'ittettue Moumains to n hen
:tntitetntizterettAVA. lemtid silrvuyor M Q
Butiow :cluuml it route thnt ntotdeu the need
iieachemusct’iiiyon otnn houth l<nrk orihe
Sitiidguutntsh upsiieniii oictnnite Fallh. But an“!!!
itunnetets nnd rotitonti "expcnn". working ior ioiin D
Roukelclicr. thetnted n more direet tettte through the
Caiwmi ttt otdet to Sue expensive [rcallins unlrltfl on
hnrioun route
The ennyou segment oi the miNa) requtreri liming oi
tit tunneit through the slccp enttyen Walls Mueh or the
tntirottn was buill Uri wootien trihhtng Ln the edge oi
what the eustetit expens tetened to as .i “trout suemm '
When the Novemhcr floods eneiied the "(min stream"
tttto n thundering tonertt oi nhttnwnten the rtttiroeti wet
wiped out sorting in i892 end Conlinumg through the
mflrumrs i‘cmui: tn mm, the HTML to ilmimzm the uni
iitie tequtied yentiy hnttie< tn reontr tienttige (torn niei
eiidet ttnti itiii nootitttg it. the ennyon
Aitet the turn of the century, the mi y undurwcm ti
{runailiim iron ore trhntttttri Io logging Dul titteughotti
HS opetntton, the {Alh‘ray wen idrntno u, t teente
excursion hicM the mid heeuty tit the canyon and the
momualns beyond in VUZIt the inn ti Big i our nenr
Silhcr‘un wm‘ biiili no it rniirond desttnntton teeott
Tioiiey cuts and nuvomnhiizs rmlfiiim with iittngeti
itheeh to u tttmeitgets on the Scenic tide ttp the NI!
itne. mmugh the canyon, to ma inn end on to Monte
( ritto
The history of the park...
in the Lil: moth. Eu) stittti Troop M oi Lth Sievciis
but it a ti ail item the Mountntn Luup Hithwey to the
original town tite oiieohe oi the d or Robe Canyon
Though the progeny uns piiynteiy owned the ntthhe
need the ttttti Rtr 2s )LarS to neeeet the Ian <i|e end ute
tniiwny tuttneis ut the ttooet end oi the ennyon
in 1995. ttttttiog on man ted by the Slillaglnmish
mittens Aiiirutee tiitti River Nelwork. iotni ietitiert
ineietii g Siam Scimoi Kevin Quigleyt Count)
EXECUIWE Bob mane", 4nd County rounetiutun tehrt
(iurner teeured ion items at the henti oi the eunyou ier
sitohotnteh County. new Robe cttnyon Hitttirte Pnii.
Funth ei iorit ieti to the edehtitnt oixou news to [997
Tetitiy. izohe Canyon HH|UHC Pnrk it one ortttt
eounty s ingest parks a! nihiost woo acres, nitnrdtng
proteetton ten 7 utiiee ttrtiie or men Fnik
Siiflngimmlsh River.
'Ilit: oerh tho piolccls tetttnante oi the ioiigrzibnndmied
Everett At Monte ('rixm Railway .tnti neettturiuoid itine
kiln Each yent, the cxisnng oiti iznhe i‘rnti t. ilth hy
thlst’md: or inter: nitri etnne to etttiote the abandoned
intiwny nuttyei ht tite nonertui root eneeetiitnn tn the
ntirrow canyon and entoy the mliiudc oi nciirr
wildeincss oniy minutes (mm the grnwim: Pugci Sound
metronoiit
in addition to the chi rioht 'i't-iti (2 notes; nitteh the
Settttn innit 30 years ngo, itt Coming pan the park ntii
ttiso iettttne tho i ttne i<iin '[ rut ti 'i titties» new under
eonenutiion do an alirwflumecr, eetnniuttity preteei
in other to tnereet-e prnlcctmn oi rinnrntn forcsi‘ nieng
the South Fnrk and butter the mid Rohe Trail ttotn
rzsiilcmml eneroeehnttnt, (:mude Lnnd Consemney
has ieeeutiy nerottnteti ihc numhhxu oi EU inn; tiiong
the titer tit the entierti end orthe paik This land W!”
won he irdn>iérrzil to snohointtii (,nunl)‘, :tihteet to
notnoyni from the :nehotntsh Cnuiiiy Couneti. Canudc
Land (:tinterttin i» u regtttnhi "Unrprofii conscwahon
nrgamzauon working [0 piesarvc our ntthitoi henttiet- in
Sntthontteh King. unit Pieree Counties. not» the laslmg
heueitt ei our eontntun dud our ntiditre
m Tm: ’Gn‘lupilig (1005:" toe. on. innit tirtttr tint .t ntX Font
uni htteouttirteewttn tiengeetentetr the. i ttne ter round the
iieiterit [25min Railuii) Smiling n teii Ur
,t ttttrtttttnnttt
, Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),General Articles & Documents,General Articles,General Articles 03,Brochure (2005.121.2),Brochure (2005.121.2) 1, Brochure (2005.121.2) 1