History · Conway

Conway’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Conway. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Conway’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Then and nowOne place photographed years apart. Drag to compare.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Conway’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos

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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.

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Then & now

The same spot, 89 years apart

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Conway, WA - former First National Bank of Conway 01 — First National Bank ofMatched from the two captions

First National Bank ofMatched from the two captions

The story so far

Conway, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Conway yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. First settled in 1873 by Thomas P. Jones and Charles Villeneuves, its population was 87 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 91 to 87 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Conway, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1920s1 item

1921First National Bank of

1930s–1990snothing yet

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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