On Thursday August 13 I took a trip to Everson,
Washington. It is a small town of just under 2500
people. Interesting just below one-third of the
population is under the age of 18 in the 2010 census.
Age 18 to 24 made up the next amount of citizens
with 28 percent. The ages 25 to 44 were 20 percent.
Those over the age of 65 were 8.7 per cent.
Everson is primarily a farming community which
much of the north part of Western Washington
is made of. Seventy-five percent of the citizens
are white while most of the remaining are Hispanic
and Latino.
It is about a two hour drive from Seattle to Everson.
Everett the third largest city in Western Washington
is 25 miles north of Seattle. Marysville is the next
city less than ten miles from Everett and it starts
where the farming starts.
I met my cousin Peggy in Burlington which is about
half way to Everson. Near Burlington you would go
west to catch the ferries to the San Juan Islands.
The first place Peggy and I visited in Emerson was
the Goshen Community Church founded in 1915.
It was built and established before Everson was
incorporated in 1929.
The front side where they park at Goshen Community church
This is the backside of the church. Peggy and I were not able to go inside the church, however, we we were able to look inside where we saw old time pews. When we met Linda at her home she said the congregation is about sixty at this time. With the virus they haven't been meeting. They hope to get back together real soon.
Peggy and I thought these trees on the church property were set in a semi-circle. I didn't count but I f figured there was probably about sixty trees on this property.
This is looking up to the top of the trees at the church. We couldn't guess but were not sure whether
they have been around long as the church has.
The welcome sign to the church
Here is the outside of the front yard of Linda's house. She is the widow of my cousin Ray. They were married for 61 years. Linda was 18 years old when she and Ray were married. Besides being retired she is a lobbyist for the Farmers of Washington state so often will call on the federal government. She says she isn't slowing down anytime soon as a lobbyist. The time I spent at her
place believe it.
Here is a picture of myself in downtown Everson taken by my cousin Peggy.
There are so many communities like Everson in the north west part of the state of Washington. Besides spending time in Seattle you should take the time to discover and adventure into the many towns like
Everson. I hope you enjoyed viewing these few pictures I showed you here. Thank you.
