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Content
Citation
Title of Content: Historical
Sites
Type of Content:
Data set
Content Publisher: Janice Baird, GIS Software Engineer
Publication Place: Skagit County GIS
Publication Date:June 1, 2002
Content
Description
Content Summary: The Historica data set is intended to depict Historical sites within Skagit
County. Skagit County GIS worked closely with the Skagit County Historical
Society to show early settlements that were historically significant. Although
this information is a point theme, the points are based on generalized geographic
descriptions from the following publications:
Skagit Settlers, Trials
and Triumphs, 1890-1920
Fifth Printing, 1991
ISBN: 914989-02-2
Written By: The Committee For Skagit Settlers
Series: Skagit County Historical Series No.4
Editor: Margaret Willis
Chechacos All, The Pioneering
Of Skagit
ISBN:
Written By: The Committee For Skagit Settlers
Series: Skagit County Historical Series No.3
Editor: Margaret Willis
Content Purpose: To
show the general location of areas with historical significance. Point features
are based on generalized site descriptions and should not be used with parcel
information.
Supplemental Information: None
Spatial
Data Information
Data Type: Vector polygon
Data Format: ERSI Shape file
Data Projection: State Plane, Washington State, North Zone 5601 North American
Datum of 1983-86
Access
and Usage Information
- Access Constraints:
Data is free via our ftp server but must be used in accordance with our Data Use and
Legal Responsibility form.
Use Constraints: The dataset
is a representation of the Skagit County Commissioner District Map as of the
publication date. They do not contain property-specific information relating
to ownership, actual or intended use, special development conditions, special
district overlays, or pending changes in designation.
Printing, copying, or transferring these files by anyone other than Skagit
County Geographic Information Services (GIS) may result in errors or inadvertent
changes beyond the control of Skagit County GIS. Printed material from these
files, other than those produced by Skagit County GIS, may not be an accurate
statement of current law. Therefore, Skagit County disclaims any warranty
of merchantability or warranty of fitness of electronic files for any particular
purpose, either express or implied. No representation or warranty is made
concerning the accuracy, currency, completeness, or quality of any electronic
file. Any user of an electronic file assumes all responsibility for use thereof,
and further agrees to hold Skagit County harmless from and against any damage,
loss, or liability arising from any such use.
Our digital data is copied
to our ftp server every day so that you can be assured of getting the most
current information. However, digital data updates may only occur periodically
so be sure to check the publication date in the metadata. Printed copies of
these maps are produced by Skagit County GIS and are available for review
or purchase via the Skagit
County GIS web site (see Map
Gallery for viewing PDF files or Order
a Printed Map for hard copy purchase). Questions or concerns relating
to this data set may be directed to geoffa@co.skagit.wa.us.
A full set of FGDC compliant metadata is available
here.
