Bothell (Images of America) - Hardcover

Turcott, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1467126209 ISBN 13: 9781467126205

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2017

Synopsis

The river community of Bothell began with the arrival of Columbus Greenleaf and George Wilson in 1870. They staked claims along the Sammamish River after navigating from Seattle across Lake Washington and then east along the meandering Sammamish. Bothell was first a logging community, with several mills producing boards and shingles. After the forests were harvested, it became a farming community, connected to other settlements by the river and, after 1887, the railroad. In 1909, Bothell incorporated as a city after a contentious campaign. The vote was 79 to 70 in favor of becoming a city. The population of Bothell in 1910 was 599, but many lived outside the two-thirds square mile original city limits. This book tells the story of Bothell as a central hub, with distinct neighborhoods having their own personalities. Bothell's population today is almost 43,000, divided between two counties: King and Snohomish.

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About the Author

Margaret Turcott settled in Bothell in 1978 with her husband and two sons. She was a college faculty member and administrator and retired from the Washington State Community College system in 2013. Active in Bothell history for over 25 years, she has been a member of the Landmark Preservation Board and Bothell Historical Museum board.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467126209
• ISBN 13: 9781467126205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128