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From Coal to the Cold War: Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park’s Former Nike Missile Sites

Published October 13, 2016
From Coal to the Cold War: Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park’s Former Nike Missile Sites

This is the second in a series of blog posts celebrating American Archives Month 2016, using King County records to tell stories on Washington state’s…

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Athletes with Disabilities: King County Parks as a Recreation Pioneer

Published October 3, 2016
Athletes with Disabilities: King County Parks as a Recreation Pioneer

Camping program participant, c. 1958-1960. Series 467, Box 14, Folder 6. In the postwar 1950s, King County Parks oversaw a robust program of organized recreational…

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