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1999—Cousins ‘n‘ Connections |
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 Bethany, Maggie, Bryan |
 Bethany, Emily |
Speaking of Federal Way, I was biking around the neighborhood on Hepzibah, one day, and was curious about the community’s unusual name. So I stopped at the Public Library and put the question to the nice reference librarian. Quoth she, “Y’know, I’ve wondered about that, too.” so we pulled down a volume entitled something like Place Names in Washington, and looked it up. Here’s the Wikipedia version of the story:
Originally a logging settlement, the area was first called “Federal Way” in 1929, when Federal Way School District #210 was created. The name derived from Federal Highway U.S. 99 (now State Route 99 or Pacific Highway South), which ran from Everett and Seattle to Tacoma. Federal Way High School opened in 1930, and the local Chamber of Commerce adopted the name in the early 1950s. The city was incorporated on February 28, 1990.In other words, the city was named after its high school, which in turn was named after the main road through the area. Good trivia question: “What city in the United States was named after its high school?” |
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