Redmond — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)Redmond, home to the Microsoft Corportation, is known worldwide as a center for high technology. The town’s fame has come about only in recent times. For more than a century, Redmond was seen as just another small settlement that grew into suburbia.
The Mother of All Demos (Wikipedia)“The Mother of All Demos” is a name retroactively applied to a landmark computer demonstration, of developments by the Augmentation Research Center, given at the Association for Computing Machinery / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ACM/IEEE)—Computer Society’s Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, by Douglas Engelbart, on December 9, 1968.
Marymoor Park (wta.org)With a handful of trails to explore, including a wetland marsh boardwalk that runs along the Sammamish River, Marymoor Park is a perfect place to spot wildlife.
Sammamish River Trail (wta.org)The Sammamish River Trail is a 9.5-mile trail with one end at Marymoor Park in Redmond, passing through Woodinville, and the other end at Blythe Park in Bothell. At Blyth Park, it connects with the Burke-Gilman Trail and continues another 18.8 miles ending at Golden Gardens in Seattle.
Redmond, Washington (Wikipedia)Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census, up from 54,144 in 2010.
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Redmond (Washington) (Wikivoyage)Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, on the Eastside of Lake Washington. It is a suburb of Seattle, 15 miles (24 km) away. Redmond is home to Microsoft Corporation, which has a large presence in the area. It is also home to Nintendo of America and numerous other companies. It is the self-proclaimed Bicycle Capital of the Northwest.
