Bow is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington. It is located near the towns of Bay View, Edison, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. Image File history File links WAMap-doton-Edison. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... Skagit County is a county located in the state of Washington. ... Bay View is a census-designated place located in Skagit County, Washington. ... Edison is a census-designated place located in Skagit County, Washington. ... Burlington is a city located in Skagit County, Washington. ... Mount Vernon is a city in Skagit County, Washington, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,232. ...

Bow overlooks Samish Bay.

History

Bow was originally known as Brownsville, after William J. Brown, who homestead the townsite in 1869. The advent of the railroad resulted in a population boom and the need for a post office. Apparently inspired by the growth brought by the railroad, Brown suggested the new name of Bow, after the large railway station in London, England, which in turn was named for the bow or poplar tree. Although this is the most common belief, there are some who believe it was named after homesteader James T. Bow. William J. Brown Originally, Bow, Washington was known as Brownsville after William J. Brown, who homestead the townsite in 1869. ... This article is about the British city. ... This article is about woody plants of the genus Populus. ...

Geography and location

Bow is located in Skagit County, Washington, in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area at latitude 48.561N, longitude -122.396W. Bow is located on Samish Bay, and is surrounded by dikes and contains part of a traditional flood plain. Flood Plain along Lynches River Johnsonville, South Carolina Showing high water mark on tupelo and cypress trees In geography, a flood plain is a plain formed of sediment, typically dropped by a river. ...

External links

• Bow information from Go Northwest website

Coordinates: 48.5617742° N -122.3982194° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...

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