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A snapshot of Ferry County

August 27, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Ferry County flag (Image courtesy of Washington State Archives) Washington’s northern reaches contain some of its larger counties, such as Okanogan, Ferry and Stevens. In our 10th snapshot story, we turn the lens toward Ferry County, a sparsely populated but beautiful county in Washington’s northeastern region. Ferry County was named after Washington’s first governor, a Seattleite named Elisha Ferry, in 1899. Ferry contains 2,197 square miles and has a population of around 7,646, giving it a population density of around 3.4…

Congrats to Republic Library, winners of the Teen Video Challenge!

May 23, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

The Teen Library Advisory Board (T-LAB) of Republic Library in Republic, WA has garnered top honors for their entry in Collaborative Summer Library Program’s (CSLP) Teen Video Challenge. Guided by the theme ‘You Are Here,’ the group created a two minute video that is now the official commercial for Washington’s Summer Reading Program. “Everyone (who participated) had video programs and applications that they knew about,” said Gailene Hooper, supervising librarian at Republic Library, said. “But almost everyone learned something new,…

From Your Corner of Washington: Ferry County

May 21, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Located in northeastern Washington and sandwiched between Okanogan County to the west and Stevens County to the east, Ferry County (population 7,800) is home to Sherman Pass, which, at 5,575 feet, is the highest drivable pass in the state. The county seat is Republic, which is also the county’s most populated town (1,005). About half of this rugged, scenic county is within the Colville Indian Reservation. Ferry County was established in 1899 and named after Elisha P. Ferry, the first…

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