Kirkland, Washington
King County · Population 92,175 · Card no. 1054
Peter Kirk meant to build a steel mill here in the 1880s and make an American Pittsburgh on Lake Washington. The mill failed, and the town became a waterfront suburb instead.
- Several of Kirk's brick buildings still stand.
- The Seattle Seahawks trained here for decades.
- The lake shore park system is unusually generous for a city this size.
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