Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
John 14:19 KJV
New International Version
Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
John 14:19 NIV
- From Many, One: The Immigrant Threads of Issaquah’s History (issaquahhistorymuseums.com)
Historically, our area was home to the Coast Salish people, which included our local Snoqualmie and Sammamish tribes. Squak Valley (now Issaquah) was remote and wild. No roads, no trains, and the only access was by water or old Indian trails. In the 1860s as Indigenous communities experienced displacement in the valley from land and resources, early immigrants joined those settlers. What they found was a fertile valley, fresh water, big trees, and a place to build a new life. And with them came the traditions and expertise of their homelands, laying the groundwork for Issaquah’s evolving identity.