City of Shoreline King County, Washington

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General information on City of Shoreline

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

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City of Shoreline Official
Shoreline Official

 

A Selected Bibliography of City of Shoreline, King County, Washington

A compilation of essential readings detailing the history, geography, and culture of the region.

Stories of Richmond Beach growing up in Richmond Beach on Puget Sound in the 1930's and 40's by Norman R. Hansen , Barry W. Hansen

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"Think of the time when settlers came to the area north of Seattle. This forested area along scenic Puget Sound attracted those willing to work the land, including my ancestors in the early 1900s on both sides of my family. I grew up in Richmond Beach on the property settled by my great-grandfather Morton M. Anderson. Read these stories and think of the aroma of strawberries, freshly baked bread, linen on the clothesline, water from a pump, hay bales, leather saddles on horses, fresh salt air, cleanly cut lumber, a whiff of chickens, and a hint of Flamo. There are many pictures from our family to fill in the details"-- Publisher description

x, 207 pages : illustrations ; maps ; portraits ; 23 cm

Non-circulating [ 1 ]
History · 1st Edition · Norman R. Hansen, United States, 2015
Related Catalog Items: City of Shoreline · Richmond Beach

 


Shoreline, or, Steamers, stumps and strawberries by LouAnn Bivins, Shoreline Historical Museum

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Shoreline, or, Steamers, Stumps and Strawberries by LouAnn Bivins is a 1987 local history published by the Shoreline Historical Museum that chronicles the early development of this community situated just north of Seattle. The book explores the area's transformative pioneer eras, tracing its evolution from early Puget Sound steamer ports and rugged logging camps into a thriving agricultural landscape renowned for its strawberry farms. Ultimately, it serves as an engaging, well-documented tribute that preserves the unique rural heritage and foundational growth of the Shoreline area.

xi, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Non-circulating [ 1 ]
History · 1st Edition · Frontier, Seattle, Wash. (322 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle 98109), 1987
Related Catalog Items: City of Shoreline · King County

 


Shoreline memories Volume 1 by Shoreline Historical Society

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Shoreline memories Volume 1 chronicles the grueling agricultural transformation and gradual civic expansion across the heavily forested glacial plateaus and steep coastal bluffs overlooking Puget Sound. The Shoreline Historical Society details how the region's formidable physical barriers—specifically the towering, impenetrable stands of old-growth Douglas fir, the heavily compacted, unyielding glacial till soils, and the deep, rugged ravines that sharply bisected overland routes—strictly dictated the margins of early human survival, agrarian development, and eventual community integration. By mapping the immense physical labor required to painstakingly extract massive deep-rooted stumps from the damp earth, break the rocky soil for rudimentary farming, and cut precarious plank roads through the dense wilderness toward the burgeoning port of Seattle, the narrative highlights the monumental cooperative effort necessary to forcibly convert this rugged terrain into habitable homesteads and interconnected neighborhoods. The initial geographic isolation from the established urban core forced these remote pioneer enclaves into a strict reliance on the precise topography of the Puget Sound shoreline for early "mosquito fleet" maritime transportation, completely anchoring their physical survival and early commercial existence to the arduous overland transport and the severe maritime realities of the coastal bluffs. Ultimately, this civic and historical record serves as a deeply localized spatial history, demonstrating how the immense botanical density and challenging glacial topography of this Pacific Northwest frontier fundamentally shaped the fiercely resilient, highly adaptable character of the early Shoreline community before its transition into a permanent suburban expanse.

2 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm

Non-circulating [ 1 ]
Local history · 1st Edition · Shoreline Historical Society, Seattle, 1975
Related Catalog Items: City of Shoreline · King County · City of Lake Forest Park

 


Shoreline memories Volume 2 by Shoreline Historical Society

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Shoreline memories Volume 2 continues to chronicle the grueling infrastructural expansion and gradual suburban integration across the heavily forested glacial plateaus and steep coastal bluffs overlooking Puget Sound. The Shoreline Historical Society details how the region's formidable physical barriers—specifically the deeply incised ravines bisecting the coastal plain, the heavily compacted, unyielding glacial till, and the persistent, dense coastal brush—strictly dictated the margins of ongoing civic development and overland connectivity. By mapping the immense physical labor required to force permanent highway grades and interurban rail lines through the rugged topography, bridge the precipitous coastal gullies, and transform precarious pioneer tracts into structured commercial corridors, the narrative highlights the monumental cooperative effort necessary to forcibly bind this demanding environment to the expanding metropolis. The fading geographic isolation from the Seattle urban core shifted these remote enclaves into a strict reliance on the precise topography of the north-south transit corridors, completely anchoring their mid-century economic existence and civic identity to the relentless paving and grading of the glacial plateau. Ultimately, this civic and historical record serves as a deeply localized spatial history, demonstrating how the challenging glacial geography, heavy maritime precipitation, and immense physical labor of this Pacific Northwest frontier fundamentally shaped the fiercely resilient, highly adaptable character of the Shoreline community as it cemented its permanent suburban landscape.

2 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm

Non-circulating [ 1 ]
Local history · 1st Edition · Shoreline Historical Society, Seattle, 1975
Related Catalog Items: City of Shoreline · King County · City of Lake Forest Park

 


 

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