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History · Riverpoint

Riverpoint’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Riverpoint. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Riverpoint is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in east King County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 774. At the 2010 census, the area was listed as the Tanner CDP and had a population of 1,018 over a larger area. In 2010, the Tanner CDP ranked 46th out of 522 communities in the state of Washington for per capita income.

Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Riverpoint 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.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Riverpoint’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Riverpoint

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Larry SangerLarry SangerBellevue · 22 miGSGeorge StiglerRenton · 23 miLayne StaleyLayne StaleyBellevue · 22 miBrandi CarlileBrandi CarlileRavensdale · 15 miZach LaVineZach LaVineRenton · 23 miElla RainesElla RainesFall City · 11 mi
By decade

Riverpoint, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Riverpoint is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Riverpoint has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Camp North Bend in Riverbend, 1.4 miles away.

Riverpoint and the nearest listed places

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Camp North BendNorth Bend Ranger StationSi View ParkMcGrath Cafe and Hotel-The McGrathNorman BridgeSeattle Municipal Light and Power Plant

Closest to Riverpoint

Camp North BendRiverbend · Built 19351.4miNorth Bend Ranger StationNorth Bend · Built 19363.1miSi View ParkNorth Bend · Building3.5miMcGrath Cafe and Hotel-The McGrathNorth Bend · Building3.7miNorman BridgeNorth Bend · Structure3.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Camp North Bend’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Riverpoint?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Riverpoint’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 North Bend📜 Snoqualmie📜 Carnation📜 Issaquah
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