Three Lakes

A blog for members and friends of Three Lakes Neighbors for Responsible Growth, dedicated to monitoring and maintaining the rural environment of central Snohomish County, Washington

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Three Lakes History

I spend some time the other day talking with Wayne Burchfield, who is the Manager of the Three Lakes Water Company, from whom almost all of use get our water. Wayne has lived in Three Lakes since 1962, and knows a lot of the old history of the area. When he first moved here, he talked to many of the old timers in the area, and he had a lot of interesting stories to tell.

It's occurred to me that we ought to be capturing a lot of those stories, not only from him but from the remaining old times who are still living here. I've always had an interest in local history wherever I've lived, and an oral history project is the best way to get the information. I captured a lot of stories from one of my mothers friends who had grown up in pioneer Montana. My first wife was a History professor, and has written books on the history of Ballard and Tukwila. I'm not necessarily suggesting a book here, but knowing more about the local history could enhance the quality of the websites that some of us have about the area.

It may take awhile to get an organized oral history project going, but in the meantime if you have information on local Three Lakes history, or some good stories from your youth, or any other information that might be of interest to others, I would encourage you to put it into a comment on this blog. If you have something particularly good, I'll even run it as a full blog post (with your permission).

3 Comments:

  • At 10:17 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Greetings from Three Lakes, Wisconsin. I googled Three Lakes Washington after reading in a local Three Lakes Wisconsin history about a sawmill that was on one of our three lakes (now called Town Line Lake but formerly known as Mill Lake). The mill community was actually called Buckwheat and was considered a "suburb" of Three Lakes. The mill was owned by the
    Woodruff McGuire Lumber Company and in 1904 it moved its operation to Three Lakes Washington. I wonder if this is the sawmill I read about on the Panther Lake website. If you would like to see more about Three Lakes, Wisconsin, its website is www.threelakes.com. The history book which describes the sawmill history is called "The Pine, the Plow and the Pioneer", Volumes I and II and is available from the Three Lakes Historical Society, Inc.

     
  • At 10:17 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Why is this blog not being used more by those who live around 3 Lakes.

    Do you want more people reading it?

    Karen Erickson

    living on flowing lake
    karen@livingsustaianblyinsnohomishcounty

     
  • At 10:26 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Why is this blog not being used more by those who live around 3 Lakes.

    Do you want more people reading it?

    Karen Erickson

    living on flowing lake
    karen@livingsustaianblyinsnohomishcounty

     

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