Stanwood Area Historical Society
Florence waterfront on the Stillaguamish River about 1899. The Hevly Cash Store is on the left. Probably the Saloon / Hotel and the right. Interestingly the river is frozen with several people standing on the ice! At some point a channel was cleared through Hat Slough and the river through Florence and Stanwood became unnavigable for large boats like these. All of these buildings are now gone except the store, which is in a state of collapse.
1-Forrest Sill (boy)
2-Jim Perkins son of James;
3-E.A. Hevly;
4-Mrs. E.A. Hevly;
5-Floyd Sill (boy);
6-Bill Carpenter;
7-Mrs. Cora Greenstreet. Teacher;
8-Ole Sevold;
9-Grandma Jennie with Baby (girl);
10-man;
11-Mrs. Mary Smith;
12-Mrs. Susie Sill;
13-Frank Nelly;
14-Ole Wangeness (boy);
15-James Perkins, owner of Saloon & Hotel.Also written on image reverse:
E.A. Hevly's Store, Florence, Wash.
(owned by Mr Sill at the time picture taken)ca. 1890
An article about the Hevly Store appeared in the Seattle Times in 2004
From left to right:
John, a barber;
Severt Satrum,
E.A. Hevly,
Jim Miller,
Vernon Hevly (a boy);
Ralph Hevly;
Joe Carlson.A dog is sitting by the men. A dirt road is in the lower foreground. Signs on the corner of the store near image left edge: American Gentleman Shoe; American Lady Shoe. Poster mounted on the store front near image right edge: 4th of July Celebration, Arlington
ca. 1905
