Editing Darrington, Washington (section)

===Historic preservation===

The town has a small [[historical society]] that preserves photographs and other documents for research.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=July 6, 2016 |title=Darrington historians, UW students create mudslide archive |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/darrington-historians-uw-students-create-oso-mudslide-archive/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> The Darrington Ranger District has four structures [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Snohomish County, Washington|listed]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref name="Herald-NRHP">{{cite news |date=July 5, 2012 |title=Designated historic sites in Snohomish County |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/designated-historic-sites-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> The [[ranger station]] in Darrington was listed in 1991, while the [[fire lookout tower|fire lookout]]s on [[Three Fingers (Washington)|Three Fingers]], Miners Ridge, and [[Green Mountain (Snohomish County, Washington)|Green Mountain]] were listed in 1987 and 1988.<ref name="Herald-NRHP"/> The Green Mountain lookout was to be removed since its maintenance requires [[helicopter]]s and other machinery, until passage of the [[Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act]] by the U.S. Congress in 2014 provided funds for a restoration project.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=April 7, 2014 |title=Mountain lookout is saved, cheering Darrington |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mountain-lookout-is-saved-cheering-darrington/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Song |first=Kyung M. |date=April 7, 2014 |title=Fire lookout near Darrington saved by Congress |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fire-lookout-near-darrington-saved-by-congress/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>