Walking Washington’s History

Walking Washington’s History: Ten Cities, a follow-up to Judy Bentley’s bestselling Hiking Washington’s History, showcases the state’s engaging urban history through guided walks in ten major cities. Using narrated walks, maps, and historic photographs, Bentley reveals each city’s aspirations.

She begins in Vancouver, established as a fur trade emporium on a plain above the Columbia River, and ends with Bellevue, a bedroom community turned edge city. In between, readers crisscross the state, with walks through urban Olympia, Walla Walla, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Bellingham, Yakima, and Spokane.

Whether readers pass through these cities as tourists or set out to explore their home terrain, they will discover both the visible and invisible markers of Washington history underfoot.

Introduction

How to Use This Book

1. Vancouver: The First City

2. Olympia: The Birthplace of Washington

3. Walla Walla: Frontier Town

4. Tacoma: Boomtown on Commencement Bay

5. Seattle: Gateway to Gold

6. Everett: Milltown

7. Bellingham: Reluctant City

8. Yakima: Hub of the Valley

9. Spokane: City by the Falls

10. Bellevue: Edge City

Sources

Acknowledgments

Index