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Bothell, Washington is located in the north
end of the Seattle Metropolitan area.
Bothell, WA
is about 15 mi. from downtown Seattle. Interstate-405 cuts through the north and
west ends of Bothell. To get to
downtown Bothell take I-405 Exit 23 and go west a little over 1 mi.
History
Originally
inhabited by the Simump Native American Tribe,
Bothell was a heavily wooded and swampy area. White settlers first came in
the 1870’s. The steamboat running on the Sammamish River
made a stop here and a logging camp was also set up here. In 1884 the first
merchants opened businesses along with a church and school. The town was
incorporated in April 1909.
The Bothell Historical Museum
This
museum sits in a restored 1893 two-story house. The building was moved from
Main Street
to the Park
of Bothell Landing in
1978. Here it is surrounded by the first schoolhouse of Bothell, a bell
tower, the 1885 Beckstrom Log Cabin, a gazebo and
arched wooden footbridge.
Visit the
Bothell Historical Museum
http://www.bothellmuseum
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