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The City of Algona (earlier called Valley City) is located in King County 28 miles south of Seattle, nestled between Auburn to the north and Pacific to the south. Algona is known for its wetlands, her...
In the early 1900s, Algona's first library occupied the second floor of the Milligan Hall; Pacific's first library opened in 1947. The libraries in the neighboring White River Valley communities each ...
The Auburn Library traces its origins to small back rooms in a local bakery and then in a drugstore. The Auburn branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union sponsored and maintained the early libr...
World War II army veterans M. Leo Bradshaw (1916-1993) and Earl Leonard Irwin (1909-1973) opened the B&I Sales Company, an army surplus store located in Lakewood in southern Pierce County, in 1945...
The Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party was the party's first outside California and the second outside Oakland, where the party was founded in 1966. Nineteen-year-old Aaron Lloyd Dixon (b. 194...
Kenny Boas, a laid-back piano player, was born and raised in Seattle's Central Area. Boas hung out and performed, often as the only Jewish musician, with jazz heavyweights including Floyd Standifer (1...
Brewster is a small city in Okanogan County, located on the Columbia River where the Okanogan River flows into it. The town was originally named Bruster after John W. Bruster (1840-1902), who platted ...
Castle Rock is a small city in Cowlitz County, located on both the east and west banks of the Cowlitz River between the Willapa Hills rising to the west and the western base of Mount St. Helens to the...
The town of Concrete in northern Skagit County is located on the Skagit River at the mouth of the Baker River. Nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Range, Concrete is known as the gateway to the No...
The City of Connell is located in Franklin County, about 35 miles north of Pasco. Connell is known for its parks, school district, corrections center, and neighborhoods. The town, originally called Pa...
The City of Edgewood (informally known as North Hill) is located 30 miles south of Seattle in north Pierce County, just north of Puyallup. It borders Puyallup and unincorporated Pierce County to the s...
When someone refuses to sell property while everyone around her does, it is known as a holdout. In China, holdout houses that remain while developments are built around them are called "dingzihu" or "...
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...
The Federal Way 320th Library traces its origins to Federal Way's first library, which was opened in 1944 in the old Steel Lake Elementary School building. In 1948 the library moved to Machlett's Vari...
On November 25, 1869, Tumwater in Thurston County is officially incorporated when the Washington Territorial Legislature completes passage of an act providing for its incorporation as a town. Original...
On June 20, 1890, Castle Rock's incorporation as a town of the fourth class takes effect when a certified copy of the county commissioners' order incorporating the town is filed with the Washington Se...
On May 25, 1891, the Woodland Park racetrack in Woodland (soon to be renamed Lacey), four miles east of Olympia, holds its first horse races. The track, sometimes referred to as a driving park, is the...
On June 8, 1901, business leaders from all over Washington gather in Yakima to celebrate completion of the Selah-Moxee Canal in the Yakima Valley. George S. Rankin and William Timothy Clark initiated ...
On February 4, 1902, the incorporation of Lind as a town of the fourth class takes effect when a certified copy of the Adams County commissioners' order incorporating the town is filed in the Washingt...
On March 9, 1906, Pe Ell in western Lewis County is officially incorporated as a town of the fourth class when a certified copy of the county commissioners' order approving the incorporation is filed ...
On June 11, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt (1859-1919) signs an act, passed unanimously by Congress, that grants Seattle developer James Alexander Moore (1861-1929) authorization to build a canal ...
On March 27, 1907, Quincy is officially incorporated as a town of the of the fourth class when the incorporation paperwork is filed with the Washington Secretary of State's office. Quincy residents vo...
On May 8, 1909, the Town of Concrete in northern Skagit County is officially incorporated as a town of the fourth class when a certified copy of the county commissioners' order incorporating the town ...
On August 2, 1909, the King County Board of County Commissioners approves the incorporation of Pacific as a town of the fourth class. Pacific is located in the White River Valley some 28 miles south o...
On April 29, 1910, the Okanogan County Commissioners approve the incorporation of Brewster as a town of the fourth class. The town, originally known as Bruster, is located in Okanogan County at the co...
On August 1, 1911, Lieutenant Colonel James Bates Cavanaugh (1869-1927) takes charge of work on the Lake Washington Ship Canal in his new position as Seattle District Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps ...
On February 20, 1914, residents of Auburn celebrate the opening of the city's new Carnegie Library. Located on the corner of 3rd Street NE and Auburn Avenue, the handsome brick building, designed by a...
On December 8, 1930, the community of Rock Island on the east bank of the Columbia River in Douglas County is officially incorporated as a town of the fourth class when a certified copy of the county ...