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1910

  • Population of King County is 284,638.

1911
  • King County Port Commission is created by popular vote as a separate municipal corporation.

1913
  • King and Pierce counties establish an inter-county flood control effort in the Green and White River valleys.

1916
  • The county-city building (now the King County Courthouse) is dedicated.
  • County commissioners vote to close "The Willows," a stockade housing "lazy husbands" convicted under the Lazy Husband Act, due to cost overruns.
  • County undertakes first traffic survey to determine future road improvement needs.

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Updated: July 11, 2002

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