August 11, 2019

Kenmore, Washington

The Kenmore shoreline and north remained heavily forested during the development of neighboring Bothell and Woodinville, both of which had settlements as early as 1870. John McMasters entered the Kenmore scene in 1901 and operated a cedar shake mill on the Lake Washington shore.

July 11, 2019

pest control technician in Clyde Hill WA

Clyde Hill, Washington

First settled in 1882, a 160-acre tract was claimed by Patrick Downey. He logged his homestead, then farmed the land and eventually in 1894, subdivided eighty acres on the north side of his claim. Being further inland than the surrounding waterfront communities of Medina, Hunts Point and Yarrow Point, Clyde Hill was slower to be populated and remained in farming use longer.

August 11, 2019

Redmond, Washington

Two settler families arrived about 1870 from across Puget Sound. Fortunately for this area, Luke McRedmond was focused on building a town on Squak Slough (Sammamish River), and his fellow pioneer created an inn and a needed network of roads. Most residents were either loggers or mill workers, while those involved with fishing and hunting had close access to Squak Lake (Lake Sammamish).

October 5, 2019

Mukilteo, Washington

Mukilteo is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located on the Puget Sound between Edmonds and Everett, approximately 25 miles north of Seattle. The current site of Old Town Mukilteo was inhabited by the Snohomish people prior to the arrival of American settlers in the 19th century.

September 9, 2019

Snohomish, Washington

October 6, 2019

Sammamish, Washington

Settlers began to populate the eastern shore of Lake Sammamish and inland areas to the east in the 1880’s. Like much development in the Puget Sound region, people located where there was water, timber, and soon, a railroad. The epicenter of activity on the Sammamish plateau was along the entire eastern shore of the lake that supported numerous wood and shake mills and later, a notable beach resort.

August 3, 2019

Lake Stevens, Washington

Lake Stevens is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States, and is named for the lake that it surrounds. It is located 8 miles east of Everett and borders to the cities of Marysville to the northwest and Snohomish to the south.

August 22, 2019

Issaquah, Washington

Issaquah is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 30,434 at the 2010 census and an estimated 39,378 in 2018. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the Issaquah Alps to the south.

August 12, 2019

pest control technician performing service in Bellevue WA

Bellevue, Washington

At the same time Seattle was taking root, settlers were infiltrating the Eastside area as well. These people were a very hard-working, enterprising lot who endured and conquered virgin lands. Many were Civil War veterans granted homesteading rights by the U.S. Government.

August 13, 2019

Carnation, Washington

Located in King County, Carnation population was 1,786 at the 2010 census, and 1,823 in 2011. Before white men came to what is now Carnation, in the 1850’s it was already well populated by the people of Chief Patkanim. Living here in a large community of at least 16 longhouses, he was the powerful leader of the Snoqualmie and Snohomish Tribes, with influence from British Columbia and Whidbey Island to Snoqualmie Pass.

September 18, 2019

Duvall, Washington

With a current population of about 6,900, the City marks the area originally homesteaded in 1871 by logger James Duvall. The Snoqualmie River was their supply line to Seattle and mail was held in the beginnings of the town of Monroe.

August 22, 2019

Everett, Washington

The first non-Indians to sail past Everett in 1592 could have been a Spanish exploration fleet including the ship’s pilot, Juan de Fuca. He was actually Greek by birth, with a given name of Ioánnis Fokás, which translated to Juan de Fuca.