History: more 1910s notes
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| Bothell was [[Municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a fourth-class town on April 14, 1909, eight days after a narrow 79–70 vote in favor. George Bothell, one of the sons of David Bothell, was elected as the first mayor.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=151–152}} At the time, the town had a population of 599 residents, a bank, four general stores, and three saloons.<ref name="Times-Birth"/><ref name="Bagley"/> A dozen buildings on Main Street were destroyed or damaged by a fire on April 11, 1911, including the Ericksen general store where the town's records had been kept. A [[fire department]] was established in 1913 and new building regulations were enacted by the town government in response to the fire.<ref name="Times-Birth"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=156–157}} The [[Pacific Highway (United States)|Pacific Highway]] was completed through the town in August 1912, connecting to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] and Seattle. A {{convert|4|mi|km|adj=mid}} section west of Bothell was the first to be paved in brick; it was inaugurated on May 29, 1913, by Washington governor [[Ernest Lister]].{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=99–105}}<ref name="Times-GoodRoads">{{cite news |last=Eals |first=Clay |date=October 10, 2019 |title=The Good Roads cause cruises through Bothell's Main Street |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacifi...s-cause-cruises-through-bothells-main-street/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 11, 2022}}</ref> | Bothell was [[Municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a fourth-class town on April 14, 1909, eight days after a narrow 79–70 vote in favor. George Bothell, one of the sons of David Bothell, was elected as the first mayor.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=151–152}} At the time, the town had a population of 599 residents, a bank, four general stores, and three saloons.<ref name="Times-Birth"/><ref name="Bagley"/> A dozen buildings on Main Street were destroyed or damaged by a fire on April 11, 1911, including the Ericksen general store where the town's records had been kept. A [[fire department]] was established in 1913 and new building regulations were enacted by the town government in response to the fire.<ref name="Times-Birth"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=156–157}} The [[Pacific Highway (United States)|Pacific Highway]] was completed through the town in August 1912, connecting to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] and Seattle. A {{convert|4|mi|km|adj=mid}} section west of Bothell was the first to be paved in brick; it was inaugurated on May 29, 1913, by Washington governor [[Ernest Lister]].{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=99–105}}<ref name="Times-GoodRoads">{{cite news |last=Eals |first=Clay |date=October 10, 2019 |title=The Good Roads cause cruises through Bothell's Main Street |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacifi...s-cause-cruises-through-bothells-main-street/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 11, 2022}}</ref> |
| Steamship traffic on the Sammamish River waned after the arrival of the railroad and completion of the Pacific Highway. The river itself was dredged and straightened by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] in 1916.{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=99–105}} The water level on Lake Washington was lowered by {{convert|9|ft|m|spell=in}} the following year following the opening of the [[Lake Washington Ship Canal]] in Seattle.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> By the end of the decade, Bothell had a water system, telephone service, and several fraternal organizations with chapters or lodges in the area.<ref name="Bagley"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|p=165}} The logging economy declined during the early 20th century and was replaced by dairy farming.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> | Steamship traffic on the Sammamish River waned after the arrival of the railroad and completion of the Pacific Highway. The river itself was dredged and straightened by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] in 1916.{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=99–105}} The water level on Lake Washington was lowered by {{convert|9|ft|m|spell=in}} the following year following the opening of the [[Lake Washington Ship Canal]] in Seattle; the lowering prevented several steamships and other riverboats from traversing the mouth of the Sammamish River.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|p=179}} By the end of the decade, Bothell had a water system, telephone service, a library, and several fraternal organizations with chapters or lodges in the area.<ref name="Bagley"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=165–159}} The logging economy declined during the early 20th century and was replaced by dairy farming.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> |
| After World War II, better highways and a post-war boom brought [[suburban]] development to Bothell. These new neighborhoods and a series of annexations dramatically expanded Bothell's population from about 1,000 in 1950 to over 45,000 as of 2017.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 28, 1965 |title=Bothell Hopes to Remain Residential Community |page=40 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city government switched to a [[council–manager government|council–manager]] system in 1973.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> A failed attempt to annex part of the adjacent community of [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]] in the 1980s led to them incorporating as a separate city in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=March 11, 2006 |title=Woodinville residents celebrate incorporation on March 27, 1993. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/7677 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=February 9, 2021}}</ref> In 1992, the city annexed an area in southern Snohomish County, becoming a dual-county city and adding 11,400 people.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carlton Harrell |first=Debera |date=February 15, 1997 |title=A logging and farm town yields to people and high technology |page=D1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> During the decade, the city's population had increased by 144 percent to over 30,000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 25, 2001 |title=Supersizing from small town to suburb |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010325&slug=censusburb25m |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> Bothell was mostly a [[bedroom community]] for people working in Seattle until the 1990s, when business development brought new jobs to create a regional employment center in Canyon Park with about 20,000 jobs, many in high technology sectors such as [[biotechnology]] and [[software development]]. In 1990, a campus of the [[University of Washington]] opened in Bothell.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> | After World War II, better highways and a post-war boom brought [[suburban]] development to Bothell. These new neighborhoods and a series of annexations dramatically expanded Bothell's population from about 1,000 in 1950 to over 45,000 as of 2017.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 28, 1965 |title=Bothell Hopes to Remain Residential Community |page=40 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city government switched to a [[council–manager government|council–manager]] system in 1973.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> A failed attempt to annex part of the adjacent community of [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]] in the 1980s led to them incorporating as a separate city in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=March 11, 2006 |title=Woodinville residents celebrate incorporation on March 27, 1993. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/7677 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=February 9, 2021}}</ref> In 1992, the city annexed an area in southern Snohomish County, becoming a dual-county city and adding 11,400 people.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carlton Harrell |first=Debera |date=February 15, 1997 |title=A logging and farm town yields to people and high technology |page=D1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> During the decade, the city's population had increased by 144 percent to over 30,000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 25, 2001 |title=Supersizing from small town to suburb |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010325&slug=censusburb25m |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> Bothell was mostly a [[bedroom community]] for people working in Seattle until the 1990s, when business development brought new jobs to create a regional employment center in Canyon Park with about 20,000 jobs, many in high technology sectors such as [[biotechnology]] and [[software development]]. In 1990, a campus of the [[University of Washington]] opened in Bothell.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> |
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