Mules for Sale near Granite Falls, WA

About Granite Falls, WA

Before the arrival of European settlers, the area that is now Granite Falls was used by Natives to portage their canoes between fishing grounds. The first permanent European settler was Joseph Sous Enas, who staked a homestead claim on land south of the present city. It then became a railroad station on the route between Monte Cristo (now a ghost town) and Everett. The city was officially incorporated on December 21, 1903. He was quickly followed by other homesteaders, benefiting from "the Big Burn", a forest fire that cleared the heavily forested land and made it easier for settlers to stake claims.