King County, Washington: History
Histories of specific towns and townships
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Algona City Council, Minutes 1955-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Algona City Council, Ordinances 1955-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Algona City Council, Resolutions 1985-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
West Seattle Beginnings Alki Post Office opens on April 29, 1854 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island beginning Aquarium Post Office (renamed Glen Acres) opens on November 30, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Maple Valley Beginnings Arthur Post Office opens May 22, 1882 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn History
Slaughter is renamed Auburn on February 21, 1893 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Chautauqua held in Auburn for six days, beginning on June 22, 1920 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn Beginnings Slaughter Post Office opens on January 21, 1867 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn beginnings Christopher Post Office opens on March 22, 1887 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn beginnings Pialschie Post Office opens June 21, 1887 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Avondale beginnings White Post Office opens on January 6, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle annexes Ballard on May 29, 1907 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neigbborhoods Ballard votes to annex to Seattle on November 6, 1906 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Ballard Post Office opens on August 22, 1889 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Ballard - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Barneston - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Barneston Post Office opens on June 12, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
1900 Census Census counts 400 residents living on site of future Bellevue in 1900 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bellevue - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
City of Bellevue is incorporated on March 31, 1953 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bellevue Square opens on August 20, 1946 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bellevue's first Strawberry Festival is held in June 1925 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Lake Washington Reflector, Bellevue's first newspaper begins publication on January 1, 1918 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bellevue beginnings Bellevue Post Office opens on July 21, 1886 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bellevue Beginnings Northup Post Office opens on July 29, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Belltown-Denny Regrade - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Birch Post Office opens on March 23, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Black Diamond City Council, Minutes 1983-2008 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Black Diamond City Council, Ordinances 1959-2008 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Black Diamond City Council, Resolutions 1960-2008 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Black Diamond City Planning Commission, Minutes 1963-2008 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Black Diamond beginnings Black Diamond Post Office opens on July 22, 1885 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Black Diamond - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Renton Beginnings Black River Post Office opens on January 21, 1867 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Black River Post Office opens on August 12, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Boise beginnings Boise Post Office opens on March 26, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bothell - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bothell incorporates as a city of the fourth class on April 14, 1909 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bothell beginnings Bothell Post Office opens on May 25, 1888 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Boulevard (Interbay) Post Office opens on February 27, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Brighton Post Office opens on April 11, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Buenna/Redondo Beginnings Milton Post Office opens on December 3, 1878 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Burien Beginnings Sunnydale Post Office opens on January 20, 1887 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Carnation/Tolt - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Carnation beginnings Tolt Post Office opens on December 4, 1883 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Cedar Falls - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Cedar Mountain Post Office opens on January 21, 1888 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island beginnings Chautauqua Post Office (renamed Ellisport) opens on September 10, 1888 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Chinatown-International District - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn beginnings Christopher Post Office opens on March 22, 1887 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Clyde Hill City Council, Minutes 1953-2010 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Clyde Hill City Council, Ordinances 1953-2010 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Clyde Hill City Council, Resolutions 1953-2010 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Clyde Hill Planning Commission Minutes, 1953-2010 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Clyde Hill Board of Adjustment, Minutes 1959-2010 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Clyde Hill Utilities Commission Minutes, 1989-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Vashon Island Beginnings Cove Post Office opens on March 26, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Voters approve incorporation of Maple Valley and Covington on November 5, 1996 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Covington Post Office opens on June 18, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Cumberland Beginnings Cumberland Post Office opens on October 13, 1894 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kent Beginnings D'wamish Post Office opens on December 7, 1860 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Georgetown Beginnings D'wamish Post Office opens on June 24, 1874 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Dell Post Office opens on April 1, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Belltown-Denny Regrade - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Redmond beginnings York Post Office (later Derby, later Redmond) opens on April 18, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Des Moines City Council, Minutes 1959-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Des Moines City Council, Ordinances 1959-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Des Moines City Council, Resolutions 1959-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Des Moines City Council Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Des Moines City Council Ordinances (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Des Moines City Council Resolutions (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Des Moines Beginnings Des Moines Post Office opens on August 6, 1889 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Des Moines - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Dockton drydock begins operations in the spring of 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Dockton Beginnings Dockton Post Office opens on February 9, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Monohan beginnings Donnelly Post Office opens on February 5, 1885 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Dunlap Post Office opens on May 3, 1894 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Durham Post Office opens on February 16, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Duvall City Council, Minutes 1946-2005 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Duvall City Council, Ordinances 1913-2005 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Duvall City Council, Resolutions 1913-2005 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Duvall - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Duvall Area (Source: State Library & State Archives)
Eagle Gorge Beginnings Ferndale (later Eagle Gorge) Post Office opens on March 2, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Mercer Island Beginnings East Seattle Post Office opens on March 1, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Eddyville Post Office opens on February 20, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Wallingford Beginnings Edgewater Post Office opens on May 20, 1889 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Elliott Post Office opens on December 19, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island beginnings Chautauqua Post Office (renamed Ellisport) opens on September 10, 1888 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Enumclaw City County Minutes, 1913-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Enumclaw - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Enumclaw is founded in 1885 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Enumclaw beginnings Enumclaw Post Office opens on June 10, 1886 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Enumclaw Heritage
Fall City Beginnings Fall City Post Office opens on June 10, 1872 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
City of Federal Way incorporates on February 28, 1990 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Federal Way - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Eagle Gorge Beginnings Ferndale (later Eagle Gorge) Post Office opens on March 2, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Tukwila Beginnings Foster Post Office opens on August 17, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Franklin Post Office opens on November 9, 1886 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Fremont - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Fremont beginnings Fremont Post Office opens on March 25, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Georgetown votes to annex to Seattle on March 29, 1910 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Georgetown - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Georgetown (later a Seattle neighborhood) incorporates as a city on January 8, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Georgetown Beginnings D'wamish Post Office opens on June 24, 1874 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Washington State Legislature renames Gilman (formerly Squak) Issaquah on February 2, 1899 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Gilman (later Issaquah) is incorporated on April 29, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Issaquah Beginnings Squak (later Olney or Gilman, later Issaquah) Post Office opens on May 20, 1870 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Gilson Post Office is authorized to open on February 15, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island beginning Aquarium Post Office (renamed Glen Acres) opens on November 30, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Erhart Seifried, known as Green Lake John files a homestead claim on Green Lake on October 13, 1869 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Green Lake - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Greenlake Post Office opens on December 5, 1894 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Rainier Valley and Hillman City beginnings Hillman Post Office (later Hanford) opens on March 30, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Rainier Valley and Hillman City beginnings Hillman Post Office (later Hanford) opens on March 30, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Hobart Beginnings Hobart Post Office opens on May 9, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kirkland beginnings Houghton Post Office opens on June 20, 1881 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Juanita beginnings Hubbard Post Office opens on June 20, 1881 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
West Seattle beginnings Humphrey Post Office (later Youngstown) opens on January 13, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Boulevard (Interbay) Post Office opens on February 27, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Chinatown-International District - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Issaquah City Council Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Issaquah City Council Ordinance (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Issaquah City Council Resolution (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Washington State Legislature renames Gilman (formerly Squak) Issaquah on February 2, 1899 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Gilman (later Issaquah) is incorporated on April 29, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Issaquah Beginnings Squak (later Olney or Gilman, later Issaquah) Post Office opens on May 20, 1870 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Issaquah - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Washington History: Issaquah Area (Source: State Library & State Archives)
Juanita beginnings Hubbard Post Office opens on June 20, 1881 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Juanita Beach wins Washington Outing Resorts Association Award on January 4, 1931 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
King County purchases Juanita Beach in April 1956 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Juniata Beach Park (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kangley/Selleck beginnings Kangley Post Office opens on June 30, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
John McMaster names the Village of Kenmore on January 10, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kenmore Post Office opens on November 12, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Renton Beginnings Kennydale Post Office opens on August 18, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kent is incorporated as a city on May 28, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kent - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kent Beginnings D'wamish Post Office opens on December 7, 1860 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
O'Brien/Kent Beginnings White River Post Office (later O'Brien) opens January 21, 1867 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kent beginnings Kent Post Office opens on October 29, 1884 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kent Written History
Kent and the White River Valley Area (Source: State Library & State Archives)
Kerriston Post Office opens on November 23, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kirkland History
Kirkland - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kirkland chooses slogan The Gateway to Seattle on May 18, 1926 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kirkland beginnings Houghton Post Office opens on June 20, 1881 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kirkland Beginnings Kirkland Post Office opens on January 31, 1889 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Lake Forest Park City Council, Minutes 2007-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Lake Forest Park City Council, Ordinances 2007-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Lake Forest Park - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Lake Forest Park 1912 Promotional Brochure (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Wallingford beginnings Latona Post Office opens on December 20, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Laurelhurst beginnings Yesler Post Office opens on January 21, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Gertrude (Morris) Murphy, 99, last resident of Lester, passes away on September 29. 2002 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island Beginnings Lisabuela Post Office opens on June 30, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Luther Burbank Park (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
MacKay Post Office opens on October 21, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Maple Valley - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Voters approve incorporation of Maple Valley and Covington on November 5, 1996 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Maple Valley Beginnings Arthur Post Office opens May 22, 1882 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Maury Island beginnings Maury Post Office opens on October 13, 1888 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Medford Post Office opens on April 2, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
City of Medina Ordinance Records (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
City of Medina Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina Civil Service Commission, Minutes 1966-1987 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina City Council Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina City Planning Commission Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina City Board of Adjustment Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina City Park Board Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina City Council Ordinances (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina City Council Resolutions (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Medina - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Redmond beginnings Melrose Post Office name changed to Redmond on March 19, 1883 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Mercer's Island is named in 1860 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
City of Mercer Island incorporates on July 5, 1960 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Mercer Island Beginnings East Seattle Post Office opens on March 1, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Buenna/Redondo Beginnings Milton Post Office opens on December 3, 1878 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Flood waters slowly inundate Moncton, beginning in the spring of 1915 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Monohan beginnings Donnelly Post Office opens on February 5, 1885 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
North Bend Beginnings Snoqualmie (renamed Mountain View, renamed North Bend) Post Office opens on May 20, 1870 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Newcastle Beginnings New Castle Post Office opens on August 22, 1878 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Normandy Park City Council Minutes (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Normandy Park City Council Ordinances (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Normandy Park City Council Resolutions (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
North Bend City Council Minutes, 1909-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
North Bend City Council Ordinances, 1909-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
North Bend City Council Resolutions, 1935-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
North Bend Planning Commission, Minutes 1966-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
North Bend Planning Commission, Resolutions 1994 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
North Bend Beginnings Snoqualmie (renamed Mountain View, renamed North Bend) Post Office opens on May 20, 1870 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bellevue Beginnings Northup Post Office opens on July 29, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
O'Brien/Kent Beginnings White River Post Office (later O'Brien) opens January 21, 1867 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Issaquah Beginnings Squak (later Olney or Gilman, later Issaquah) Post Office opens on May 20, 1870 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
City of Pacific City History
Paradise Lake Beginnings Paradise Lake Post Office opens on May 12, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn beginnings Pialschie Post Office opens June 21, 1887 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Central Association announces plans on February 14, 1963, to tear down Pike Place Market (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island Beginnings Portage Post Office opens on May 18, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Preston Beginnings Preston Post Office opens on January 13, 1893 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Rainier Valley and Hillman City beginnings Hillman Post Office (later Hanford) opens on March 30, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle beginnings Ravenna Post Office opens on January 8, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Ravensdale coal mine explosion kills 31 men on November 16, 1915 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Ravensdale Beginnings Ravensdale Post Office opens on December 21, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Redmond - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Birth of Redmond's 300th resident, Ernest Alexander Adams III on November 24, 1912, makes possible incorporation of City of Redmond (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Redmond beginnings Melrose Post Office name changed to Redmond on March 19, 1883 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Redmond beginnings York Post Office (later Derby, later Redmond) opens on April 18, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Buenna/Redondo Beginnings Milton Post Office opens on December 3, 1878 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Renton Washington My Home Town
History and Development of Renton
Renton Beginnings Black River Post Office opens on January 21, 1867 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Renton Beginnings Kennydale Post Office opens on August 18, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Renton - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Riverton Beginnings Riverton Post Office opens on February 10, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Sallal Post Office opens on November 10, 1896 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Sammamish City Council, Minutes 1999-2006 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Sammamish City Council, Resolutions 1999-2007 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Sammamish City Ordinances 1999-2006 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Seattle Neighborhoods Sand Point's first settler is William Goldmyer on September 5, 1868 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
SeaTac - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
History of Seattle (Source: Wikipedia)
Seattle City Council, Audio Recordings of Full Council and Committee Meetings 1977 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Seattle City Council Minutes, 1881-1901 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Downtown Seattle - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Pike Place Market (Seattle) - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle, state of the city and environs in 1871 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Legislature incorporates Town of Seattle for the first time on January 14, 1865 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Settlers, wealthy and ready to invest arrive in Seattle aboard a Great Northern train on February 23, 1900 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
City of Seattle annexes six towns including Ballard and West Seattle in 1907 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
1900 Census Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, and Walla Walla are largest cities in Washington in 1900 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle doubles in size due to annexation of north-of-downtown communities on May 3, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods Sand Point's first settler is William Goldmyer on September 5, 1868 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Columbia City Post Office opens on December 16, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle a Snapshot History of Its Founding (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Now & Then Looking Up Seattle's Pike Street (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Seattle Post Office opens on October 12, 1852 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Ross Post Office opens on July 30, 1888 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle beginnings Ravenna Post Office opens on January 8, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Boulevard (Interbay) Post Office opens on February 27, 1891 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Ballard Post Office opens on August 22, 1889 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings South Park Post Office opens on June 25, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Van Asselt Post Office opens on November 19, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Dunlap Post Office opens on May 3, 1894 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Greenlake Post Office opens on December 5, 1894 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Brighton Post Office opens on April 11, 1901 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle's History A 10-Minute Slide Show (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Civil Violence in Seattle - A Brief History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle establishes its first public park, Denny Park on site of the city's first municipal cemetery on July 10, 1883 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: Seattle Center - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Kangley/Selleck beginnings Kangley Post Office opens on June 30, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Sheridan Post Office opens on February 25, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Sherwood Post Office opens on July 29, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Shoreline City Council, Minutes 1995-2005 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Shoreline City Council, Resolutions 1995-2005 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Shoreline City Council, City Ordinances 1995-2004 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Shoreline residents vote to incorporate on September 20, 1994 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Shoreline Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Area's rich history tied to its train tracks Skykomish
Skykomish Town Council Minutes, 1937-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Skykomish Town Council Ordinances, 1909-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Skykomish Town Council Resolutions, 1910-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Skykomish Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Slaughter is renamed Auburn on February 21, 1893 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Auburn Beginnings Slaughter Post Office opens on January 21, 1867 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Snoqualmie Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
North Bend Beginnings Snoqualmie (renamed Mountain View, renamed North Bend) Post Office opens on May 20, 1870 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Snoqualmie Post Office opens on October 30, 1889 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Neighborhoods: South Park Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings South Park Post Office opens on June 25, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle annexes South Seattle on October 20, 1905 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Washington State Legislature renames Gilman (formerly Squak) Issaquah on February 2, 1899 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Issaquah Beginnings Squak (later Olney or Gilman, later Issaquah) Post Office opens on May 20, 1870 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Star Lake Post Office opens on June 25, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Stuck Post Office opens March 10, 1887 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Burien Beginnings Sunnydale Post Office opens on January 20, 1887 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Tacoma builds Old City Hall in 1893 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Taylor Beginnings Taylor Post Office opens on April 16, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Carnation/Tolt - Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Carnation beginnings Tolt Post Office opens on December 4, 1883 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Tukwila Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Tukwila Beginnings Foster Post Office opens on August 17, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Tukwila Beginnings Tukwila Post Office opens on April 14, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Seattle Beginnings Van Asselt Post Office opens on November 19, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Islanders begin operating their own ferries on March 1, 1948 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon vigilantes repel the ferry Illahee on May 15, 1948
Vashon Island beginnings Vashon Post Office opens April 12, 1883 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Bags of opium wash up on Vashon Island in the spring of 1895 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island beginnings Chautauqua Post Office (renamed Ellisport) opens on September 10, 1888 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island Beginnings Lisabuela Post Office opens on June 30, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island beginning Aquarium Post Office (renamed Glen Acres) opens on November 30, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island Beginnings Portage Post Office opens on May 18, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island Beginnings Cove Post Office opens on March 26, 1904 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vashon Island Heritage
Vashon-Maury Island Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Veazie Post Office opens on June 23, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Vincent Beginnings Vincent Post Office opens on June 27, 1894 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Wabash Post Office opens on June 30, 1892 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Wallingford beginnings Latona Post Office opens on December 20, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Wallingford Beginnings Edgewater Post Office opens on May 20, 1889 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
City of Seattle annexes the Town of West Seattle on July 24, 1907 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
West Seattle Beginnings Alki Post Office opens on April 29, 1854 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
West Seattle beginnings Humphrey Post Office (later Youngstown) opens on January 13, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Avondale beginnings White Post Office opens on January 6, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
O'Brien/Kent Beginnings White River Post Office (later O'Brien) opens January 21, 1867 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
White River Valley (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Woodinville beginnings Woodinville Post Office opens June 27, 1881 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Yarrow Point Town Council Minutes, 1959-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Yarrow Point Town Council Ordinances, 1959-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Yarrow Point Town Council Resolutions, 1959-2009 (Source: Washington State Digital Archives)
Yarrow Point Thumbnail History (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Laurelhurst beginnings Yesler Post Office opens on January 21, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
Redmond beginnings York Post Office (later Derby, later Redmond) opens on April 18, 1890 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
West Seattle beginnings Humphrey Post Office (later Youngstown) opens on January 13, 1903 (Source: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
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