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Geschichte. Redmond ist nach Luke McRedmond benannt, der am 9. September 1870 dort Land kaufte. Am 31. Dezember 1912 erhielt es die Stadtrechte. Wirtschaft. Rund 40.000 Mitarbeiter werden in Redmond und Umgebung durch Microsoft beschäftigt.
Explore history by the decade in our timeline of Redmond's first 100 Years as an incorporated town. Look below to choose the years your would like to view. Learn about Redmond, WA's history as it grew from a small logging and farming town, into the major technology hub that it is today.
Geschichte. Redmond ist nach Luke McRedmond benannt, der am 9. September 1870 dort Land kaufte. Es erhielt am 31. Dezember 1912 die Stadtrechte. Redmond liegt östlich von Seattle, jenseits des Lake Washington. Zusammen mit Bellevue und einigen weiteren Städten bildet diese Region die sogenannte Eastside des Verdichtungsraumes am Puget Sound.
In 1888, the year before Washington became a state, the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway arrived, and with it the success of Redmond’s timber was ensured. During its logging heyday, Redmond was a rollicking town of saloons, hotels, dance halls, movie theaters, and eateries.
Redmond's History. Redmond sits in a fertile basin created by ancient glaciers that once covered much of King County. Thousands of years before the first fur trappers entered the area's dense forests, the rich bottomland of the Sammamish Valley provided shelter and food for Native Americans.
History. Native Americans have lived in the Redmond area for about 10,000 years, based on artifacts discovered at the Redmond Town Center archaeological site and Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site. [7] [8] The first European settlers arrived in the 1870s.
Vor einem Tag · Redmond, city, King county, northwestern Washington, U.S., on the Sammamish River 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Seattle. Founded in 1871 as an agricultural, fishing, and logging centre, it was first called Salmonberg after the abundant local fish. It was renamed for Luke McRedmond, a local farmer.
