Skagit
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Skagit may refer to:
- Skagit (tribe)Skagit (tribe)The Skagit are either of two tribes of the Lushootseed Native American people living in the state of Washington, the Upper Skagit and the Lower Skagit. They speak a subdialect of the Northern dialect of Lushootseed, which is part of the Salishan family. The Skagit River, Skagit Bay, and Skagit...
— The Skagit Native Americans. The other names are derived from this tribe. - Upper Skagit (tribe)Upper Skagit (tribe)The Upper Skagit are a Lushootseed Native American tribe living in the state of Washington. In pre-Colonial times, the tribe occupied lands along the Skagit River, from as far downstream as the land currently occupied by Mount Vernon, Washington, and villages going north as far as Newhalem along...
— One of two tribes carrying the Skagit name. - Lower Skagit (tribe)Lower Skagit (tribe)The Lower Skagits are a tribe of the Lushootseed Native American people living in the state of Washington.-Pre-Contact:...
— The other of the two tribes carrying the Skagit name. - Skagit (language) — The language of the Skagit Native Americans.
- Skagit RiverSkagit RiverThe Skagit River is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi long...
— A river in northern Washington State. - Skagit River Hydroelectric ProjectSkagit River Hydroelectric ProjectThe Skagit River Hydroelectric Project is a series of dams with hydroelectric power-generating stations on the Skagit River in northern Washington State. The project is owned and operated by Seattle City Light to provide electric power for the City of Seattle and surrounding communities...
- Skagit ValleySkagit ValleyThe Skagit Valley lies in the northwestern corner of the state of Washington, USA. Its defining feature is the Skagit River, which snakes through local communities which include the seat of Skagit County, Mount Vernon, as well as Sedro-Woolley, Concrete, Lyman-Hamilton, and Burlington.The local...
— The valley of the Skagit River. - Skagit County, WashingtonSkagit County, WashingtonSkagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
— A county in northern Washington State. - Skagit Boats, a line of fiberglassFiberglassGlass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass.Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling...
boatsBoatA boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...
manufactured from 1955 to 1960 in La Conner, WashingtonLa Conner, WashingtonLa Conner is a town in Skagit County, Washington, United States with a population of 891 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the month of April, the town annually hosts the majority of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival...
by Skagit Plastics, Inc.