Snoqualmie, Washington
| Snoqualmie, Washington | |
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| City | |
Snoqualmie Depot
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 Location of Snoqualmie within King County. |
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| Coordinates: 47°31′59″N 121°50′40″W / 47.53306°N 121.84444°WCoordinates: 47°31′59″N 121°50′40″W / 47.53306°N 121.84444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.51 sq mi (16.86 km2) |
| • Land | 6.40 sq mi (16.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,670 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 13,169 |
| • Density | 1,667.2/sq mi (643.7/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 98065, 98068 |
| Area code(s) | 425 |
| FIPS code | 53-65205 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1526014 |
| Website | www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us |
Snoqualmie (/snoʊˈkwɔːlmi/ snoh-KWOHL-mee) is a city next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington. The city is home to the Northwest Railway Museum. The population was 10,670 at the 2010 census. Movie actress Ella Raines was born on August 6, 1920, in Snoqualmie Falls, a mill town across the Snoqualmie River that is now part of Snoqualmie.
Many of the exterior shots for David Lynch's Twin Peaks television series and movie (Fire Walk with Me) were filmed in Snoqualmie and in the neighboring towns of North Bend and Fall City.
The name Snoqualmie is derived from the Lushootseed name s•dukʷalbixʷ, generally interpreted to mean "ferocious people", a name applied by another Coast Salishan tribe in reference to the Snoqualmie tribe.
The second written record of the exploration of the Snoqualmie Valley comes from the notes of Samuel Hancock, who ventured up-river with the Snoqualmie tribe in 1851 in search of coal. Near the current location of Meadowbrook Bridge, Hancock was told by his guides that the land was known as "Hyas Kloshe Illahee", or "good/productive land". Hancock took this useful information back with him to the area now known as Tacoma.
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