People: Issaquahns

Issaquah boasts a rich collection of characters from its past. This page serves as a table of contents for biographical profiles and other stories about Issaquah’s inhabitants.

Ben Legg

Bad Ben Legg

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Was Ben Legg being malicious or just having a bad day?

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Dinner for the Servicemen

Women of Issaquah in WWI

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Published in the the Summer 2003 edition of Past Times.

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Martin Monohon circa 1900

Biography of Martin Monohon

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“In 1877 he took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres near Issaquah in this county, and built thereon a log house.”

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Martha and James Bush

Biography of James W. Bush

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James W. Bush came to Squak Valley “at a time when it was literally a jungle, the haunt of wild animals and frequented by hostile Indians.”

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Biography of Herbert S. Upper

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“Can any pleasure in life compare With a charming drive in open air? A spirited horse of royal breed With just a little more style and speed Than any you meet, and it matters not If his gait be pace or a swinging trot.”

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1893 Biographical Sketch of Ingebright. A. Wold

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“He took up a claim where the town of Gilman now stands[…]. He got title to this tract of land under the preemption law.”

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Henry H. Tibbetts

Tibbetts Family: Henry’s Branch

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Henry Harrison Tibbetts has remained all but invisible… until now.

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Issaquah Kiwanis 75 Years

75 Years of Service: History of the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah

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David Jepsen and Dan Anderson present the history of the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah.

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Anna Marjavie and George Pedro

The Morgan Family of Issaquah

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Published in the the Winter 2005 edition of Past Times.

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