- Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855 (historylink.org)
The Point Elliott Treaty was signed on January 22, 1855, by Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), Governor of Washington Territory, and by Duwamish Chief Seattle, Snoqualmie Chief Patkanim, Lummi Chief Chow-its-hoot, and other chiefs, subchiefs, and delegates of tribes, bands, and villages. Following is the complete text of the treaty.
- Kathryn Taylor, trails activist, dies at 55 (seattletimes.com)
Back in the 1970s, before the Sammamish Plateau became a housing developer’s paradise, it was a haven for deer, bears and horse lovers like Kathryn Taylor, who once said that in those days the plateau was covered with riding trails “from hell to breakfast.” Most of those trails are gone now, but a few remain thanks to Ms. Taylor’s activism. In 1988, she formed the King County Executive Horse Council, which helped preserve miles of trails from encroaching development. The group also succeeded in persuading several Eastside cities to create equestrian zoning.