page_title: Kirkland, Washington
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kirkland, Washington / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Kirkland. Created by Mad Max, June 04, 2006. I used information available at the city's official website (http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us) and the city outline based on the image here. If I missed a notable location which you believe should be on the map please notify me on my talk page. Thank you.
context_page_description: Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle. Its population was 88,630 in a 2017 census estimate. It is on the coast of Lake Washington.
context_section_description: The land around Lake Washington was first settled by Native Americans. English settlers arrived in the late 1860s. More families settled the area in the 1870s. By the end of the 1880s, there were a small number of communities that logged, farmed and built boats.
  In 1886, Peter Kirk, a businessman, wanted to start a steel mill in Washington near the water. Leigh S. J. Hunt, a newspaper owner, said that he would be Kirk's partner. They bought land in July 1888. They started building a steel mill shortly afterwards. Kirk started the city of Kirkland in 1888. The steel mill was completed in late 1892. The mill later closed because of financial problems. It had not made any steel.
  Kirkland was finally incorporated in 1905. Its population was approximately 532.
  In the early 1900s, the Curtis family had a business that made boats. In later years, wool milling and warship building were the major industries.
caption: Map of Kirkland in 2006, prior to annexations
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