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The first family that arrived in the settlement that is currently known as was the woodin family. This family settled in the Woodinville settlement, when they homesteaded some 160 acres next to the banks of the Squak Slough, which was later renamed the Sammamish River. This served as the highway for the early white settlers because there weren't any roads. The main employees during those the early years, were logging and lumber mills. The mills in Woodinville included the Woodin Shingle Mill, as well as the Saginaw and Machias Sawmills.
In 1888, when the Eastern, Lake Shore, and Seattle Railroad line arrived, the community of Woodinville became slow in developing. It was around the railroad depot that the early business district developed. This railroad was located close to where the railroad depot was in Woodinville. For the first time, bridges, roads, saloons, and stores were established.
With the lowering of Lake Washington by some nine feet in 1916, and the property was cleared and the flooding in the valley became nonexistent, dairy and produce and farming continued all across the Sammamish Valley. The majority of the produce was processed at the DeYoung Produce Packing Shed and then transported by railroad to Seattle, as well as other locations on the East Coast. Sometime later, this came to be known as the Feed Mill that was owned by a man named Lowell DeYoung, which operated continuously until the 1980's. The dairy farms during the early days of Woodinville included the Fred Stimson's Hollywood location at the current location of the Chateau Michelle Wineries, the Millview Dairy, which was owned by a man named Jess Brown, as well as Stimson's Hollywood Farms which is located at the current location of the Chateau Saint location of the Michelle Winery.
A couple named Ira and Susan Woodin were the home of the first office in Woodinville, and Sunday school lessons, were held in their home. In 1892, this family donated a one-room schoolhouse, which was constructed in 1892. These days, the property is the current location of the Old Woodinville School and the Carol Edwards Center. In 1906, this schoolhouse has been replaced by a two-room schoolhouse, which in 1908, burned to the ground as the result of a chimney fire.
On the same location, the first brick schoolhouse, that was located just east of Lake Washington, was constructed on the same location, in 1909. The WPA (Work Project Administration) enlarged the project in the project in 1935 and expanded again to its present day size in 1948. The school stopped being a regular elementary and became known as the Woodinville Annex, in order to house an overflow of students during the 1960's. Between 1993 and 2001, the structure served as Woodinville City Hall.
During the 1950's, Woodinville experienced some significant growth. Horse ranches were being built, and the homes for the majority of white settlers were being constructed, which included the Woodin home. During the 1960's, many of these buildings were demolished. However, the Woodinville of the early 1970s stayed more rural than urban, with only one recently installed grocery store, on pharmacy, and one stoplight. However large changes were about to happen. A subsidiary of the United States Tobacco Industry sold the land to the Stimson family land by a Seattle businessman named Wally Updycke, for the specific purpose of constructing a winery on the grounds. In 1975, the groundbreaking for the Chateau Saint Michelle Winery occurred, and the $6 million winery opened one year later, in 1976. This was the first winery in Woodinville, although it certainly wouldn't be the last. These days, there are numerous tasting rooms and wineries all throughout Woodinville.
Woodinville started expanding more quickly during the 1980's, and subdivisions replaced the horse ranches, as this growth accelerated. The Woodinville commercial district also expanded quickly in the east and in the north, with a considerable development next to NE 175th street. Fast food restaurants and video store, and The Town Center of Woodinville opened on the corner of 140th Street NE, and fifth Street opened in 1986. This replaced a previous rodeo ground that had been home of the Woodinville Rodeo between 1949 and 1961. It was time for Woodinville to incorporate, with the changing of rural community into a suburban community
In 1975, the Woodinville Heritage Society was created for the purpose of perpetuating, preserving, and buying the artifacts as well as the history of the Woodinville area. This was in addition to educating and distributing historical information to the community.
The Woodinville weekly newspaper, since 1976, has served the community of Woodinville. This newspaper has been serving the as the Woodinville Weekly newspaper, was started by a woman named Carol Edwards. During the following 30 years, Ms. Edwards went on to develop the character of Woodinville as a modern community. She eventually came to be known as the Mother of Woodinville.
These days, Woodinville is a great place to live, work, play, and visit. The residents are proud of their historical past and are looking forward to a bright future.
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Woodinville Tidbits
The first family that arrived in the settlement that is currently known as was the woodin family. This family settled in the Woodinville settlement, when they homesteaded some 160 acres next to the banks of the Squak Slough, which was later renamed the Sammamish River. This served as the highway for the early white settlers because there weren't any roads. The main employees during those the early years, were logging and lumber mills. The mills in Woodinville included the Woodin Shingle Mill, as well as the Saginaw and Machias Sawmills.
In 1888, when the Eastern, Lake Shore, and Seattle Railroad line arrived, the community of Woodinville became slow in developing. It was around the railroad depot that the early business district developed. This railroad was located close to where the railroad depot was in Woodinville. For the first time, bridges, roads, saloons, and stores were established.
With the lowering of Lake Washington by some nine feet in 1916, and the property was cleared and the flooding in the valley became nonexistent, dairy and produce and farming continued all across the Sammamish Valley. The majority of the produce was processed at the DeYoung Produce Packing Shed and then transported by railroad to Seattle, as well as other locations on the East Coast. Sometime later, this came to be known as the Feed Mill that was owned by a man named Lowell DeYoung, which operated continuously until the 1980's. The dairy farms during the early days of Woodinville included the Fred Stimson's Hollywood location at the current location of the Chateau Michelle Wineries, the Millview Dairy, which was owned by a man named Jess Brown, as well as Stimson's Hollywood Farms which is located at the current location of the Chateau Saint location of the Michelle Winery.
A couple named Ira and Susan Woodin were the home of the first office in Woodinville, and Sunday school lessons, were held in their home. In 1892, this family donated a one-room schoolhouse, which was constructed in 1892. These days, the property is the current location of the Old Woodinville School and the Carol Edwards Center. In 1906, this schoolhouse has been replaced by a two-room schoolhouse, which in 1908, burned to the ground as the result of a chimney fire.
On the same location, the first brick schoolhouse, that was located just east of Lake Washington, was constructed on the same location, in 1909. The WPA (Work Project Administration) enlarged the project in the project in 1935 and expanded again to its present day size in 1948. The school stopped being a regular elementary and became known as the Woodinville Annex, in order to house an overflow of students during the 1960's. Between 1993 and 2001, the structure served as Woodinville City Hall.
During the 1950's, Woodinville experienced some significant growth. Horse ranches were being built, and the homes for the majority of white settlers were being constructed, which included the Woodin home. During the 1960's, many of these buildings were demolished. However, the Woodinville of the early 1970s stayed more rural than urban, with only one recently installed grocery store, on pharmacy, and one stoplight. However large changes were about to happen. A subsidiary of the United States Tobacco Industry sold the land to the Stimson family land by a Seattle businessman named Wally Updycke, for the specific purpose of constructing a winery on the grounds. In 1975, the groundbreaking for the Chateau Saint Michelle Winery occurred, and the $6 million winery opened one year later, in 1976. This was the first winery in Woodinville, although it certainly wouldn't be the last. These days, there are numerous tasting rooms and wineries all throughout Woodinville.
Woodinville started expanding more quickly during the 1980's, and subdivisions replaced the horse ranches, as this growth accelerated. The Woodinville commercial district also expanded quickly in the east and in the north, with a considerable development next to NE 175th street. Fast food restaurants and video store, and The Town Center of Woodinville opened on the corner of 140th Street NE, and fifth Street opened in 1986. This replaced a previous rodeo ground that had been home of the Woodinville Rodeo between 1949 and 1961. It was time for Woodinville to incorporate, with the changing of rural community into a suburban community
In 1975, the Woodinville Heritage Society was created for the purpose of perpetuating, preserving, and buying the artifacts as well as the history of the Woodinville area. This was in addition to educating and distributing historical information to the community.
The Woodinville weekly newspaper, since 1976, has served the community of Woodinville. This newspaper has been serving the as the Woodinville Weekly newspaper, was started by a woman named Carol Edwards. During the following 30 years, Ms. Edwards went on to develop the character of Woodinville as a modern community. She eventually came to be known as the Mother of Woodinville.
These days, Woodinville is a great place to live, work, play, and visit. The residents are proud of their historical past and are looking forward to a bright future.