history

DRAFT

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records and resources for local history

• Columbia City's story
• Columbia City Landmark District
• HistoryLink.org, Columbia City & cybertour
• National Register of Historic Places, Columbia City
• NW Digital Archives, City of Columbia Records (Seattle Municipal Archives)
• Rainier Valley Historical Society
• Seattle Municipal Archives (hundreds of historic CC photos
• Columbia City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places, 28-page report
• List of Columbia City historical sites, with descriptions.

Articles:

• Columbia City Renewal: A workingman's jewel sparkles again

Columbia City, named for Columbia, Gem of the Ocean (lyrics, listen).

Check out Don Sherwood's field notes on histories of local parks.