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The mining of clay deposits in southeastern King County was big business from the late nineteenth century until the 1980s, when production slowed and mining sites were sold or repurposed. In this orig...
Jini (pronounced "Jeanie") Dellaccio's remarkable life – plus her sweet demeanor, stylish ways, energetic manner, and multi-faceted artistic career – embodied certain delightful ...
The city of Enumclaw, established in 1885 as a siding for the Northern Pacific Railroad, grew as a farming community, noted for outstanding development of agricultural cooperatives. Its other major in...
This reminiscence of Enumclaw High School was written by Jim Merritt (1920-2000). Merritt grew up in Enumclaw, which is located in southeast King County. He was the son of Frank and Emily (Morris) Mer...
The first efforts to form a library in Enumclaw were made by Danish settlers who met regularly to read books in their Danish Community Library. The local Presbyterian Church hosted a small library for...
This reminiscence of Enumclaw in the 1920s and 1930s was written by James Edward Merritt (1920-2000). Jim Merritt was born on October 7, 1920, in South Prairie, Washington, the sixth child born to Fra...
The Enumclaw National Bank building at 1602 Cole Street in downtown Enumclaw was designated a landmark by King County in 2016. Built in 1923, the stately building housed a cobbler, as well as professi...
This People's History reproduces a June 1, 1914 article from The Ranch, a south King County magazine, describing some of the emerging cooperatively-owned businesses in the Enumclaw area. At the time, ...
The following article, a short account of Enumclaw, King County, was written by Dr. J. J. Smith, a resident of the town, and was originally published in the June 1909 edition of The Coast magazine, an...
In 1924, Hollywood film promoter Harvey C. Weaver and several monied partners founded an independent film-production studio in Tacoma. Their plan was to run the operation in the Northwest, where ...
King County's five Agricultural Production Districts (APDs), first designated in the county's 1985 Comprehensive Plan, represent a continuation of efforts to preserve rapidly diminishing agricultural ...
King County's Farmland Preservation Program protects farmland and open space in the rapidly developing county by using tax money to buy development rights on farms. It is one of the oldest such progra...
The King County Library System (KCLS) operates libraries in communities throughout King County (outside Seattle), a variety of mobile outreach services, a library within the King County Youth Services...
As King County's population boomed at the start of the twenty-first century, the King County Library System (KCLS) made plans to expand. In 2004, voters approved a $172 million bond measure, allowing ...
The city of Enumclaw, Washington, comes into existence in 1885 when the Northern Pacific Railroad routes its transcontinental line through Frank and Mary Fell Stevenson's homestead. Enumclaw nestles o...
The opening of a post office is an important marker of the beginning of a community. Enumclaw Post Office is established on June 10, 1886. Arthur Griffin is appointed postmaster. Enumclaw is locate...
On February 17, 1898, Farmers Mutual Insurance Company files Articles of Incorporation and By-laws with the Washington Secretary of State. Later renamed Mutual of Enumclaw, it is the oldest mutual ins...
In 1900, the first high school class in Enumclaw is taught by Mr. Wylie on the third floor of the school house. Enumclaw is located in southeastern King County in the shadow of Mount Rainier.
On October 4-6, 1900, a group of Puyallup Valley farmers, business people, and other residents join together to produce an agricultural and livestock fair designed to highlight local products. The eve...
In 1902, the Enumclaw Telephone Company begins operation serving seven subscribers, most of whom are members of the extended family of Axel G. Hanson (1864-1943), owner of the White River Lumber and S...
On March 29, 1909, railroad workers lay the last rail of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway's line (later named the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway) at Snoqualmie Pass, just in...
During 1912, the musicians in Enumclaw organize a union.
On February 1, 1913, in a close vote, citizens of Enumclaw vote to incorporate. The City of Enumclaw is located on a plateau in the Cascade Foothills near Mount Rainier in South King County. It is san...
On September 13, 1927, at 1:57 p.m., the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) lands the Spirit of St. Louis at the Sand Point Naval Air Station. His stop in Seattle is one of 80 stops on a three m...
On December 10, 1946, six Curtis Commando R5C transport planes carrying more than 200 U.S. Marines leave San Diego en route to Seattle. The aircraft, flying entirely by instruments at an altitude of 9...
On December 13, 1950, John A. Wolti, (1897-1974), is working in the Big Four Coal Company mine on Victory Slope at Elk Coal in southeast King County when a coal mine tunnel collapses, burying him 400 ...
On April 8, 1985, the Lower Green River Valley and four other county Agricultural Production Districts are designated in the new Comprehensive Plan adopted by the King County Council. The Lower Green ...
On September 28, 1991, the City of Enumclaw's new public library building is dedicated. The project was made possible when city voters approved a local library bond issue after two earlier proposals f...