1900

• Population of King County is 110,053.
• King County secures the right of way for the Lake Washington Ship Canal and deeds it to the federal government

• Superior Court granted original jurisdiction over all juvenile cases.
• County charity commissioner is appointed. The function of the new office is to screen all applicants for public aid.

• A state highway commissioner and a state highway fund are mandated by the Legislature. This legislation shifts responsibility for maintenance of most county roads to the State.

• Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition is held in Seattle. King County builds a pavilion that is later used by the University of Washington Forestry Department and the Burke Museum.

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