Marysville Essential Info
Overview
Marysville is a city in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Apr-Sep
Current Time
Current Weather
51 °F
Cloudy
Fun Facts
- James P. Comeford, proprietor of the original trading post and founder of Marysville, and wife Maria, first arrived in the area in 1878.
- Marysville is known as "The Strawberry City," as it used to be surrounded by numerous strawberry farms.
- In 2011, the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command of the U.S. Army Reserve moved into a new facility in Marysville, from Fort Lawton, which was closed as a military facility in Seattle.
- Marysville holds an annual Strawberry Festival in the third week of June, which is highlighted by a grand parade. The first Strawberry Festival was held in 1932.
- Marysville had two 150,000-gallon water towers constructed in 1921, which served until the 1970s. Red beacons on their tops were used until the late 1940s to alert police when they needed to respond to an emergency.
Popular Foods
- Smoked Trout
- Banoffee Pie