Langley’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Langley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Snohomish people have inhabited south Whidbey Island for thousands of years. Langley is known in the Lushootseed language as sc̓q̓abac, meaning "gooseberry bush."
The site of Langley was a camping spot used during clam harvesting in the summer months. Nearby, there was a village of the dəgʷasx̌abš, a Snohomish band, approximately one mile east of Langley on Sandy Point (Lushootseed: č̓əč̓ɬqs). This village had a large potlatch house, which brought visitors, even as distant as the Samish, during festivities.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Langley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Langley’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHelen B. Coe 1921, 1921: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Langley
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Langley, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Langley
1 place in Langley is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Helen B. Coe 1921 (1921) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.