La Conner was first settled in May 1867 by Alonzo Low and was then known by
its post office name, Swinomish. In 1869, J.S. Conner bought the settlement's
trading post and in 1870 had the name changed to honor his wife, Louisa Ann
Conner. The French-appearing "La" representing her first- and
middle-initials. La Conner was once the county seat of Skagit County