History of Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat and largest city in Snohomish County, Washington located 25 miles north of Seattle. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 91,488, making it the List of cities in Washington (by population)|6th largest in the state and fourth-largest in the Puget Sound area. Because of growth and annexations, the population as of April 1, 2006 was estimated to be 101,100 by the Washington State Office of Financial Management.
Everett is home to the second-largest marina on the west coast of the United States and is the western terminus of the western segment of U.S. Route 2|U.S. Highway 2. It is also home to Boeing's assembly plant for the Boeing 747|747, Boeing 767|767, Boeing 777|777, and the new Boeing 787|787 in the largest building in the world by volume at 116.5 million cubic feet (13.3 million cubic meters).
In 1984, Everett was selected as the site of a U.S. Navy Homeport, Naval Station Everett. The port formally opened in 1992 and on January 8, 1997 welcomed the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS Abraham Lincoln.
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