History

The Sammamish Plateau was part of unincorporated King County for most of its recorded history. The first settlers arrived in the late 19th century and established a resorts as a getaway from the city of Seattle by the 1930s. The plateau remained a rural area and then became suburban quickly, adding shopping centers and large schools in the 1970s and 1980s.

Please browse our History for more information on the past, present and future of Sammamish.

Early Families

Neighborhoods & Historic Buildings

Resorts

Logging & Industry

Monthly Meetings

We usually meet on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. Our Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 at Pine Lake Community Center (21333 SE 20th Street, Sammamish, WA 98075).. Hope to see you there!

Ten members of Sammamish Heritage Society were honored for their volunteer work at the recent City of Sammamish Volunteer Appreciation Dinner held at the festively decorated Sahalee Country Club. The photographs show Bronze Honoree Walt Carrel, Silver Honorees Eric Brooks, Susan Hass (not pictured), Kate Thibodeau and Eirlys Vanderhoff, and Gold Honorees Ella Moore and Mary Moore. Claradell Shedd was given a President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteering more than 4,000 hours for the Arts Commission and SHS, and was named a Volunteer of the Year.

Sammamish Heritage Society received a 2018 John D. Spellman Award. Each year this award is presented by the King County Executive. The Awards are named for Governor John D. Spellman who was King County’s first Executive Officer and responsible for the creation of the King County Historic Preservation Program and Landmarks Commission.