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Rep Adison Richards
Fresh Thinking on Tap in Olympia from Rep. Adison Richards
The first-term legislator said he strategized to cope with serious variables in the state economy while striving to represent the needs of his district above party. more
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Seattle mapmaker Oliver P. Anderson ca. 1889.
The Many Names of Filucy Bay: A Saga Told and a Mystery Solved
It may be the misreading that launched a thousand theories, leaving storytellers, historians, and the entire community in Filucy Bay with a riddle on their hands. more
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Undated photo of William Sipple by Cliff Bartells in “Early Days of the Key Peninsula.”
The Storyteller and the Princess: The Mystery of Filucy Bay
This closer look at the legend of how the bay got its name helps us understand the breadth of the Key Peninsula's history. First installment of a two-part series. more
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Isaac Pennypacker Hawk filed the first land claim on the Key Peninsula in 1863.
Early Settlers on the Key Peninsula: The Dawn of the Present
Just nine years after the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854, Isaac Pennypacker Hawk of Olympia filed the first claim on the Key Peninsula. more
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Ralph Collins (right) with a driver for the Davidson Logging Co., 1940s.
Service Stations of the Key Peninsula
It was the age of the automobile — a machine, as it was called, that demanded frequent feeding and care. One by one auto repair shops and gas stations sprouted along county roads, family busi- … more
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The maze of Indian trails across the top tier of the peninsula on the original 1856-1857 General Land Office surveys (detail).
The Little-Known Story of Elgin-Clifton Road
The earliest maps of the Key Peninsula to show geographical features in the uplands and the interior, rather than charting the contour of the coastline, were survey plats created between 1853 and 1857 for the General Land Office. more
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“Sea Coast and Interior Harbors of Washington,” 1888 edition (detail).
Of Mayo, Joe and Occam, and Other Names on Your KP Map
When Rear Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo (1856-1937) announced his retirement from the U.S. Navy Dec. 10, 1920, after 47 years of service, the news made the papers from his native Burlington, Vermont, to … more
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Undated photo of the west shore of Glen Cove with the historic hotel on the left. Orchards extended up the hill behind the house.
The Bay in the Woods: The Story of Glencove
The site of YMCA Camp Seymour and of the Olde Glencove Hotel, the sheltered bay has a long history. more
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Asahel Curtis photo of the Purdy Bridge soon after it was completed in 1937.
The Fourth Purdy Bridge: A Design for the Ages
The first bridge over Henderson Bay between Purdy and the Wauna sandspit was built in 1892. Seemingly star-crossed almost from the outset, the structure required frequent repairs and had to be … more
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1936 photo of the third Purdy Bridge.
Of Roads and Bridges: The Third Purdy Bridge
It was 1919, and the age of the automobile was in full swing. The nation’s rural roads and bridges, until then built for and used primarily by farmers, were … more
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A 2014 photo of the Purdy Bridge at sunset.
The Purdy Bridge: The Early Years
The sleek arc of the Purdy Bridge rises in a graceful sweep over the narrow channel between Henderson Bay and Burley Lagoon. An iconic part of the landscape since it was built in 1936, the concrete … more
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New signage with corrected spelling.
Tiedeman Road Name Corrected
If you live on or drive by Tiedman Road, you may have noticed that the spelling on the road signs was recently changed to Tiedeman. Pierce County updated the signs the week of April 18 to reflect the … more
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Don Olson was one of the first volunteer firefighters when District 16 was organized in 1952 and served until the 1970s. He was the volunteer chief from 1955-57.
The Blue House on the Highway
Key Center can be a busy place, and unless one is an old-timer or paying close attention it’s easy to miss the blue house on the west side of the road, on a slope between Sunnycrest Nursery and … more
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KPHS Board of Directors with Sen. Emily Randall in 2019.
$100,000 Grant for Vaughn Library Hall Restoration
The Key Peninsula Historical Society received a substantial boost for the restoration of the 1893 Vaughn Library Hall with the award of a $100,000 grant included in the state’s 2022-23 budget. more
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A combined steamer-rail line would connect Seattle to Olympia via Colby on the Kitsap Peninsula and Vaughn.
From Seattle to Olympia via Vaughn: E. G. Edrington’s Dream
The summer of 1895 was a busy and exciting time for Edmund G. Edrington of Vaughn. All the parts of an idea he had been working on for a couple of years seemed to be coming together; it was time to form a company, raise the capital and make it happen. more
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The Home Band circa 1907
Early Days of the Key Peninsula
When George Vancouver explored Washington’s inland waterways in May of 1792, he quickly came under the spell of “the serenity of the climate, the innumerable pleasing landscapes, and the … more
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No, We’re Still Here. For Now.
It’s late summer, early fall. Temperatures went from the near-unthinkable 100-degree mark for a few weeks down to the 50s in the evening. It feels like a blast furnace when you walk out into … more
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McMicken Island marine state park is a favorite destination for area boaters.
The Story of McMicken Island
McMicken Island, a few hundred feet from Harstine Island to the west of the Key Peninsula, is a favorite destination for area boaters and kayakers. One of about 40 marine state parks in Washington, … more
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The Everlasting U.S. Census
In the 1880 census Charles Pack, the first settler on Herron Island, was recorded as living on Ketron Island. Ketron is a small island on the opposite side of the Sound, across from Steilacoom. … more
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