- 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.
- Marco Rubio (Wikipedia)
Marco Antonio Rubio (/ˈruːbioʊ/; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008. Rubio unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 2016, but won presidential primaries in Minnesota, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
