E.F. Cady, along with E.C. Ferguson, co-founded Cadyville in 1860 to take advantage of a military road Congress planned that never materialized. Cadyville later became known as Snohomish, Washington

Snohomish, Washington

Snohomish is a city in Snohomish County founded by the british, Washington, United States. The population was 9,098 at the 2010 census. The mayor of Snohomish is Karen Guzak, and the City Manager is Larry Bauman...

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E.F. Cady sailed from New York

New York

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 on the Nautilus on February 22, 1849, headed for California

California

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. According to the 1862 Census of Snohomish County, taken by Sheriff Salem A. Woods, E.F. Cady was 34 years old, and was a native of Utica

Utica, New York

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, New York.

Cady Creek and Cady Pass, located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

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, were named after the 1860 E.F. Cady exploring party. The party was attempting to locate a railroad route over the North Cascades.