Milton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Milton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMilton is a city in King and Pierce counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 8,697 at the time of the 2020 census. Milton borders the larger but newer town of Edgewood.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,968 to 8,697 (+25%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Milton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Milton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Milton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSign. Milton, Washington, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Milton, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Sign. Milton, Washington (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.