The former markers at their previous placement
Marysville has one of the best city street plans in the country. Every street has an exactly sequential number, or easily recognizable name, however this was not always the case. Marysville upon its incorporation in 1891 ended at Grove Street in the North, and Liberty Street in the East. Standardization of the street names in the area did not begin until 1922, with the passing of a resolution by the city to make street names more uniform. Unfortunately, this came after street names had been inscribed on two streets: Douglas, and Rainier Street. If you were to look at a map now however, you would notice that these streets do not exist. The ordinance replaced the names of these streets with Quinn and Union Avenue respectively. While the signs were easy to replace, the sidewalk was set aside until it needed replacing. Personally, I hope whoever was in charge of the concrete mixing at that time got a raise, as it took until last week, over a century since the sidewalk had been poured, for the city to have to replace it as part of their ongoing pavement preservation project. The sidewalk panels specifically were along 7th Street, and thankfully have been preserved, now in their final resting place at the Marysville Historical Society.