Northern State cemetery was long neglected — those interred will soon be memorialized

Sedro-Woolley gets grant to improve cemetery at former mental institution

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: June 21, 2026

Words: 1,601

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Only one name is preserved in full at the Northern State Hospital Cemetery.

It’s at the back of the roughly 1.8-acre grassy plot near the former mental institution’s main campus just north of Sedro-Woolley.

“John K. Davis” is etched in faded lettering on the headstone, where people have placed coins in a gesture of remembrance. The inscription indicates Davis died in 1913 at age 34.

It’s unclear why Davis is the only …

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