A history of North Bend,
since 1889
Postcards, papers and photographs of North Bend from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe has resided in the Snoqualmie Prairie, including the area now known as North Bend, for thousands of years. This prairie southeast of Snoqualmie Falls was the ancestral home, hunting and forage grounds for the Snoqualmie people and was located in the upper Snoqualmie Valley near the Snoqualmie River fork confluence, Mount Si, and the western foothills of the Cascade Range.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish North Bend’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBig fir, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from North Bend
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North Bend, decade by decade
LOCBig fir1907
LOCBig cedar1908
LOCBig cedar1908
LOCBig fir on Wm. Mullen Ranch near North Bend, Wash1908
LOCUncle Si's Cabin, oldest in Snoquaimie Valley1908
LOCUncle Si's Cabin with Mt. Si in background1908
LOCSnoquaimie Falls, 268 Ft. near No. Bend, Wash1908
LOCNorth Bend, Wash1909
LOCMt. Si - North Bend, Wash1909
LOCMt. Si - North Bend, Wash1909
LOCNorth Bend, Wash. before the fire1909
LOCSnoquaimie Falls in winter near North Bend, Wash19091990s
4 historic places in North Bend
4 places in North Bend are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1991North Bend Ranger Station
Listed 1994Norman Bridge
Listed 2002McGrath Cafe and Hotel-The McGrathListed 2015Si View ParkThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Big fir (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.