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Historic Carnation Farms has been a fixture in the Snoqualmie Valley for more than a century. The unique Northwest destination is open to the public on Saturday, Dec. 16, for a holiday market along with a history tour led by the company founder’s great-grandson.
WHAT’S IN A name? We do live in an area with many interesting names. Some of those names have roots in indigenous language. Other names can be simply geographic descriptors, such as Burnt Mountain. Some names came from the families that homesteaded there, such as Hecklesville.
The will of one Joseph Whidbey – a member of Captain Vancouver’s crew when the British explored Washington – turned up in some old papers.
This is the ‘Minding Your Ps’ edition (and ninth overall episode) of “County Countdown," covering Pacific, Pend Oreille, and Pierce counties.
In the Pierce County community of Steilacoom, an effort to preserve the historic railroad depot there is once again gaining steam.