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Wilkeson, WA - History
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Welcome to the Wilkeson Home page. The Wilkeson Home page provides as much information as possible on Wilkeson. Knowing Wilkeson’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Wilkeson’s Home page, you will also find Wilkeson’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Wilkeson has a population of 504. 54.4% of Wilkeson’s inhabitants are Male, and 45.6 are female. 55.3% of Wilkeson is married and 75.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $289,758, and the average rent is $1,438. Household median income in Wilkeson is $85,139, and the individual median income is $32,143. Wilkeson’s Ethnic is the following: White(98.4%), Black(0.8%), Multiple(0.8%).
Settlers searching for coal arrived in the area that became Wilkeson in the 1870s. By 1877, a Northern Pacific Railway line transported coal to Tacoma. Northern Pacific Railway president Henry Villard hired geologist Bailey Willis to direct field explorations of the coal fields around Wilkeson. Much of the property of Wilkeson was purchased by Northern Pacific Railway, with the remaining part of town known as Hope.
In 1885, coke ovens were built by the Wilkeson Coal and Coke Company. In addition to coal, Wilkeson shipped timber and sandstone across Washington.Wilkeson was officially incorporated on July 18, 1909 and boasts an elementary school building dating from 1909. Wilkeson School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The town is named for Samuel Wilkeson, father of journalist and pioneer settler Frank Wilkeson.At its peak, Wilkeson had a newspaper, cigar factory, two electric plants, two theaters, two bakeries, and a bottling plant. Much of the town burned down in 1910 and 1912 fires. By 1937, coke production in Wilkeson had ended.Although it was known as a ghost town for a time, people began moving to Wilkeson in the late 20th century, many who commute to Enumclaw, Bellevue, and Seattle for work.
Town improvements are paid for by a 160-acre tree farm managed by the town. Its new sewage treatment plant includes 900 feet of sewer lines replaced by volunteers.Town management and activities are marked by a tension between a preservationist faction and an environmentalist faction.There are still several existing relics from Wilkeson's mining past, including bee hive coke ovens, a gated mine shaft on the other side of Wilkeson Creek and an abandoned concrete coal works.
The 30 remaining coke ovens from the town's early involvement in the coal industry are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Wilkeson hosts the annual Handcar Races on the third Saturday of July.
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