City of Renton King County, Washington

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City of Renton: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Renton

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Renton

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Renton Official
Renton Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Renton

References to City of Renton that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

RENTON, a city near Seattle, King County. It was first known as Black River Bridge. (Interview with Mr. Houser in History of Kittitas County, Ellensburg Normal School, page 1.) The present name is an honor for Captain William Renton of the Port Blakely Mill Company.

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 243  |  Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for City of Renton, King County, Washington

Renton, where the water took wing an illustrated history by David M. Buerge, Cynthia Barker, Nada Oakley

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135 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]
History · 1st ed · Windsor Publications, Northridge, Calif., 1989
Related Catalog Items: City of Renton · King County

 


The Lake Washington story a pictorial history by Lucile Saunders McDonald

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A physical and social history of Lake Washington, the 20 mile long body of water that forms the greater part of the eastern boundary of Seattle

160 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]
History · 1st ed · Superior Pub. Co., Seattle, 1979
Related Catalog Items: City of Renton · Lake Washington · King County · City of Seattle · Bellevue · City of Kirkland · City of Kenmore · City of Lake Forest Park

 


Renton from coal to jets by Morda C. Slauson , Ethel Telban , Clark Petersen (Designer), Joann Morgan (Contributor), Renton Historical Society (Publisher, Contributor)

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An American Revolution Bicentennial Project

[6], 183, [4] pages, 31 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]
History · 1st Edition · Renton Historical Society, Renton, Washington, 1976
Related Catalog Items: City of Renton · King County

 


 

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