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2011 1/7 A fire in one of the eight buildings at Sammamish Ridge Apartments, 14820 Redmond Way, causes David Thompson, 32, and his four...

2001 The League of American Bicyclists designates Redmond a Bicycle-Friendly Community, 52nd city to receive the honor (Hardy Timeline II...

1991 Redmond has sixteen parks and offers 900+ recreational classes (Hardy Timeline II 11) Redmond is 14 square miles with the second...

1981 6/6 Redmond Golf Links closes  (Hardy Timeline II 9) 8/ Redmond resident, Lecia Renaud, is crowned Derby Days queen, and becomes...

1971  Elise Farrel-McWhirter dies, and bequeaths property to the City for a park (Hardy Timeline II 7) The King County Urban Trails Plan...

1960 US Census records Redmond population as 1,426 A recession in fur industry closes most Redmond mink ranches (Way 120) 1961 ...

1951 In the first annexation since the 1912 incorporation, Education Hill nearly triples Redmond's land area with the addition of 332 ...

1941 Lookout station to watch for enemy aircraft locates at the Y—Avondale Road and Redmond Way (Way 136) Nighttime blackouts severely...

1931 The Library in the Grand Central Hotel becomes the site of the Town Council meetings (Hardy 11) Emma McRedmond White fails...

On January 17, 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect that out-lawed the sale, manufacture and distribution...

1921 School bus service extends to Avondale (Way 103) Clise sells Willowmoor to John E. Bratnober, who changes the name to Northwood ...

1911 Several serious fires occur (Way 77) Redmond State Bank receives charter and opens in new brick building on the Northwest corner of...

1900: Population is 271 Horse teams replace the oxen teams to haul logs over skids (Way 52) 1901: Lake Sammamish Shingle Company is...

On November 28, 1853, Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), the first governor of Washington Territory, issues a proclamation that names Olympia as...

Why is 1912 so important in Redmond history? Because in November of that year, newborn baby Ernst Alexander Adams was born and became...