1942 photo of Pacific Coast Railroad Engine #14 approaching the Peacock whistle stop
Gracing the front cover of the December 2017 issue of the North Maple Valley Living magazine is the figure of Dick Peacock, President of the Maple Valley Historical Society. History runs deep in Dick’s veins. His great-grandparents, Charles and Ellen Peacock purchased property in Hobart in 1887-88 and built a home a year later. His grandfather, Fred, lived there as did his father, Hubert. Dick has lived in that same home all his life, except for a 5-year detour to Renton after his marriage to wife Candy. His home is the same one shown in this 1942 photo of Pacific Coast Railroad Engine #14 approaching the Peacock whistle stop as it heads east toward Hobart and Taylor. The photo is looking north from S.E. 208