Kirkland Views

2019 08 17

The venerable M. V. Kehloken

Matt McCauley News ferry, Houghton, Kirkland Views 0

Kent helped me resurrect another one of the articles I wrote for the sadly-defunct Kirkland Views blog. Check out the story of the M. V. Kehloken to learn more about its ties to Kirkland history. Enjoy!

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1 month ago

Outstanding piece, Feliks Banel--well written and accurate, as usual. ... See MoreSee Less

Schoolhouse latest victim in Bellevue's failure to preserve landmarks

mynorthwest.com

Without its own rules for preserving historic landmarks, Bellevue could soon see its 128-year-old Northup Schoolhouse slip through the cracks.

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3 months ago

Seattle’s First Railroad – local history talk on September 26, 7pm, Bellevue downtown library

Matt McCauley and Kent Sullivan, admins for this page on Facebook, are part of the team that has conducted research on this topic for the past four years and look forward to sharing it with you, as members of the Newcastle Historical Society.

Preceding Boeing and Microsoft was coal, the most significant source of prosperity for Seattle and the surrounding region during the nineteenth century. Carrying that coal from the mines at Newcastle to the harbor at Seattle was the Seattle Coal & Transportation Company, Puget Sound's first railroad. Come hear about the latest findings on the forgotten but vital piece of Pacific Northwest history.

More information: kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5d6081727a559e3a0018b97a ... See MoreSee Less

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