Anacortes is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is an adaptation of the name of Anne Curtis Bowman, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. Anacortes' population was 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metropolitan Statistical Area.
View of the downtown and marina of Anacortes from the east
Robinson Fisheries Co. codfish plant
Robinson Fisheries Co. fertilizer plant
Fish offal being dumped into a scow from a cannery in Anacortes, 1917
Skagit County, Washington
Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,523. The county seat and largest city is Mount Vernon. The county was formed in 1883 from Whatcom County and is named for the Skagit Indian tribe, which has been indigenous to the area prior to European-American settlement.
Skagit County Courthouse
Fir-Conway Lutheran Church.
Majestic Inn, Anacortes, Washington.
Downtown La Conner, Washington.