- Hunts Point — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)
Hunts Point (King County) is a tiny, affluent community located on a tree-covered peninsula that juts into Lake Washington between Evergreen Point and Yarrow Point a few miles east of Seattle. First settled in the early 1900s and incorporated as a fourth-class town in 1955, Hunts Point in 2015 has a population of about 425. The town has a quiet, pleasant history and a strong sense of community, which it strives to maintain today.
- William Makepeace Thackeray (Wikipedia)
William Makepeace Thackeray (/ˈθækəri/ THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.