Cornett's Corner

Washington State Coal History

By Jean Sherrard

Special to The Seattle Times

WHEN I TEACH an annual Northwest history course to middle-school students, one of my favorite pre-COVID lessons included an often-muddy field trip to Cougar Mountain in the foothills between Bellevue and Issaquah, and their once-flourishing but nearly forgotten mining communities. Click here to read more.

Thanks for the share, KE!

Heidi

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