Lake
Forest Park, WA lies in the Seattle Metropolitan area on the north end of
the west shore of Lake Washington about 2 mi. east of Interstate-5 Exit 177
Lake Forest Park, Washington shares its borders with Seattle
to the south, Shoreline to the west and Kenmore
to the east so the city has nowhere to grow.
History
Lake Forest Park was originally the
site where the Snohomish Tribe set up their winter village. Early pioneers
found a small group of houses that remained inhabited by the tribe until
1903. As settlers and loggers came to the area, the tribe moved away. In
1909 Ole Hanson developed the Lake
Forest Park area,
focusing on preserving the natural surroundings. He advertised the
development in Seattle
newspapers and national magazines attracting people the natural beauty of
this residential park just outside the city. Even today the city preserves
the park like environment; only a small percentage of the land is
designated as commercial land.
Lake Forest Park is located on the northwest shore of Lake Washington just north of the
Seattle City Limit. It is lemon
yellow on the map to the left.
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