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Driving south on the improved highway just past today’s Key Center, May 1923.
The Story of the KP Highway, Part II
A two-part series on the history of the peninsula’s most important arterial. more
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Undated photo of Ira Creviston (left) and his brothers falling a giant on the Key Peninsula.
The Story of the Key Peninsula Highway: Part I
A two-part series on the history of the peninsula’s most important arterial from its forgotten origin to the present. more
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Wildlife rehabilitator Jennifer Van Orman released the rescued bald eagle at Joemma Beach State Park in May.
Rescued Bald Eagle Released at Joemma Beach State Park
A juvenile bald eagle found on Herron Island was rehabilitated and released at Joemma Beach in May thanks to the sharp eyes and good work of islanders. more
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BEAD project broadband grid west of the Narrows Bridge. The FCC uses hexagonal grids to map internet service across the U.S. On this map, each colored hexagon contains at least one unserved or underserved location. Hexagons which are fully served are not shown on this grid.
Broadband Access Expands on the Key Peninsula
Eligibility will depend on whether your property is served, underserved, or unserved by a high speed connection, as determined by the FCC. more
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Proposed locations for Astound’s communication towers.
Herron Island Broadband Project Canceled
Astound has formally withdrawn from the Herron Island portion of the broadband expansion project contracted with Pierce County in September 2024. more
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Proposed locations for Astound’s communication towers.
Herron Island Broadband Project Jeopardized by Permitting Challenges
The bombshell announcement came at Herron Island’s Nov. 8 monthly board meeting. more
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The ladies of the Vaughn Bay Public Library Association on a visit to Tacoma in 1906.
The Story of the Vaughn Bay Public Library Association
The story of public lending libraries in the United States is one of activist women committed to opening minds in their communities. more
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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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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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