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Bothell, Washington is located in Snohomish County and King County in Washington State. It is a portion of the Seattle metropolitan region. Part of the Eastside is made up of the communities of Woodinville, Redmond, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, and Bellevue. The reason for this is that they are all located on the eastern side of Lake Washington.
The willow people were earliest known inhabitants of what is currently known as the community of Bothell, as well as the Sammamish River. Another group of native Indians were the Duwamish Indian tribe. They constructed a permanent village of cedar longhouses next to the river, which the pioneers named Sammamish and Squak, that was located at the northern end of Lake Washington. The white pioneers also named the native Indian tribe as well as the variously Squak and Sammamish. The willow people sustained themselves on a diet of many different animals, and plants that included wapato bulbs, waterfowl, as well as fish from lake and the river. During the wintertime, they remained close to their longhouses. However, during the summertime they roved up and down the shores of the rivers and lakes in order to gather their sustenance. It has been estimated that the tribe, along with a related group upriver, numbered from 80 to and 200 people.
Two men named George Wilson and Columbus Greenleaf filed land claims in the region that was previously inhabited by the Willow People close to what is currently known as the community of Bothell, and constructed their homes in 1870. During the following six years, some eight families arrived in the area. A man named George Brackett, who was a native of Canada, purchased some property and started a commercial logging business out of a camp that was located on the northern bank of the Sammamish River in what is currently known as the center of the downtown area in Bothell, in 1876. Over the next few years, a sawmill, a schoolhouse, and a store were all established.
A man from Pennsylvania named David Bothell purchased some 80 acres of land from Mr. Ericksen in 1885. In 1888, Mr. Bothell was the first postmaster in the community and was also the namesake of Bothell. Also, in 1888, a local railroad line was constructed through Bothell in order to transport coal from Issaquah. The year 1909 brought the official incorporation of Bothell.
As the boat traffic transported an ever increasing amount of passengers and goods, and the logging industry continued to expand, Bothell continued growing. As more pioneers relocated into the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to dredge the river to make it deeper, and to straighten out the meandering the river, not long r Bothell was incorporated. However, in 1917, when Lake Washington was lowered by some nine feet, boat traffic came to an abrupt end. Once a brick road was constructed from Seattle, water transport also changed to trucks. Around this same time period, the logging industry rapidly declined, and the economy base in Bothell changed to agriculture.
A post war boom and improved highways resulted in the suburban development of Bothell following the end of WW II. The population of Bothell expanded significantly as the result of a series of annexations as well as these new neighborhoods. The population of Bothell increased to more than 30,000 people in 2006 from approximately 1,000 people in 1950. Bothell was primarily a bedroom community for people who worked in Seattle until the 1990's, when additional business development created new jobs in order to develop create a regional employment hub with approximately 20,000 jobs. Many of these new jobs were in the high tech sector and included biotechnology as well as the development of software. Bothell became the home of a branch campus of the University of Washington in 1990. Bothell. The downtown area of has undergone extensive reconstruction, that includes the redirection of numerous streets, as well as the expansion by 2013.
Until 1973, when a city manager was put in charge, the mayor operated the city government. Then, the City Council hired the city manager and the members of the City Council was elected by other members of the City Council, who were at large. Through the annexation of neighboring regions, over the next few years, the community Bothell slowly grew. The population of the community of Bothell doubled, in 1992, through the annexation of Canyon Park in the north. This included a part of the County of Snohomish. By this time, Bothell was the third largest employment hub in Snohomish County, which underscored the change back to a place where residents both worked and lived. Jobs were growing more rapidly than the population during the 1990's.
At the Canyon Park office development in Bothell, the University of Washington opened one of its branch campuses in 1990. In 2000, along with the new Cascadia Community College, this branch relocated into a $300 million permanent facility.
These days, Bothell is a wonderful place to live, work, play, visit and raise a family. The residents of this community are proud of the rich history of the community band are looking forward to a bright future.
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Bothell Tidbits
Bothell, Washington is located in Snohomish County and King County in Washington State. It is a portion of the Seattle metropolitan region. Part of the Eastside is made up of the communities of Woodinville, Redmond, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, and Bellevue. The reason for this is that they are all located on the eastern side of Lake Washington.
The willow people were earliest known inhabitants of what is currently known as the community of Bothell, as well as the Sammamish River. Another group of native Indians were the Duwamish Indian tribe. They constructed a permanent village of cedar longhouses next to the river, which the pioneers named Sammamish and Squak, that was located at the northern end of Lake Washington. The white pioneers also named the native Indian tribe as well as the variously Squak and Sammamish. The willow people sustained themselves on a diet of many different animals, and plants that included wapato bulbs, waterfowl, as well as fish from lake and the river. During the wintertime, they remained close to their longhouses. However, during the summertime they roved up and down the shores of the rivers and lakes in order to gather their sustenance. It has been estimated that the tribe, along with a related group upriver, numbered from 80 to and 200 people.
Two men named George Wilson and Columbus Greenleaf filed land claims in the region that was previously inhabited by the Willow People close to what is currently known as the community of Bothell, and constructed their homes in 1870. During the following six years, some eight families arrived in the area. A man named George Brackett, who was a native of Canada, purchased some property and started a commercial logging business out of a camp that was located on the northern bank of the Sammamish River in what is currently known as the center of the downtown area in Bothell, in 1876. Over the next few years, a sawmill, a schoolhouse, and a store were all established.
A man from Pennsylvania named David Bothell purchased some 80 acres of land from Mr. Ericksen in 1885. In 1888, Mr. Bothell was the first postmaster in the community and was also the namesake of Bothell. Also, in 1888, a local railroad line was constructed through Bothell in order to transport coal from Issaquah. The year 1909 brought the official incorporation of Bothell.
As the boat traffic transported an ever increasing amount of passengers and goods, and the logging industry continued to expand, Bothell continued growing. As more pioneers relocated into the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to dredge the river to make it deeper, and to straighten out the meandering the river, not long r Bothell was incorporated. However, in 1917, when Lake Washington was lowered by some nine feet, boat traffic came to an abrupt end. Once a brick road was constructed from Seattle, water transport also changed to trucks. Around this same time period, the logging industry rapidly declined, and the economy base in Bothell changed to agriculture.
A post war boom and improved highways resulted in the suburban development of Bothell following the end of WW II. The population of Bothell expanded significantly as the result of a series of annexations as well as these new neighborhoods. The population of Bothell increased to more than 30,000 people in 2006 from approximately 1,000 people in 1950. Bothell was primarily a bedroom community for people who worked in Seattle until the 1990's, when additional business development created new jobs in order to develop create a regional employment hub with approximately 20,000 jobs. Many of these new jobs were in the high tech sector and included biotechnology as well as the development of software. Bothell became the home of a branch campus of the University of Washington in 1990. Bothell. The downtown area of has undergone extensive reconstruction, that includes the redirection of numerous streets, as well as the expansion by 2013.
Until 1973, when a city manager was put in charge, the mayor operated the city government. Then, the City Council hired the city manager and the members of the City Council was elected by other members of the City Council, who were at large. Through the annexation of neighboring regions, over the next few years, the community Bothell slowly grew. The population of the community of Bothell doubled, in 1992, through the annexation of Canyon Park in the north. This included a part of the County of Snohomish. By this time, Bothell was the third largest employment hub in Snohomish County, which underscored the change back to a place where residents both worked and lived. Jobs were growing more rapidly than the population during the 1990's.
At the Canyon Park office development in Bothell, the University of Washington opened one of its branch campuses in 1990. In 2000, along with the new Cascadia Community College, this branch relocated into a $300 million permanent facility.
These days, Bothell is a wonderful place to live, work, play, visit and raise a family. The residents of this community are proud of the rich history of the community band are looking forward to a bright future.