Enumclaw - "first platted in 1885" What does that mean I wonder?
It means that that was when they laid out the streets and plots of the town.<br /> <br /> A very good history of city planning in the US is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0691045259/qid=1073401049//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl14/002-5398524-6293625?v=glance&s=books&n=507846">this book</a> by John Reps<br /> <br /> Definition of plat can be found <a href ="http://www.hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?Dict=&define=plat&search.x=0&search.y=0">here</a>.
Ward
Thanks! Never heard that used before.
Lindsay
We have some other wonderfully named towns here in Wasington state if you'd care to look them up. A lot of them are indian (Native American) names, and some God only knows where they came up with them. Try Humptulips or Puyallup for example.
Bill