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Woodland was platted by A.W. Scott on October 14, 1889, the same year that Washington gained statehood. The community officially incorporated as a city on March 27, 1906, and L. Hopf was the first mayor. In 1907, the first sewer system was begun, and the first telephone service contract was granted to Northwestern Telephone.
Woodland Park is a 90.9-acre (36.8 ha) public park in Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Green Lake neighborhoods that originated as the estate of Guy C. Phinney, lumber mill owner and real estate developer.
Woodland Park Zoo is a wildlife conservation organization and zoological garden located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. [3] The zoo is the recipient of over 65 awards across multiple categories. [4]
Bobo (1951–1968) was a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) who was a prominent feature of Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, United States, from 1953 until his early death at 17 (less than half his normal lifespan). [1]
Woodlawn Cemetery Gates and Shelter is a historic building and structure located in Washington, Iowa, United States. They were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [1] Originally named City Cemetery, Woodlawn was established southwest of the city limits in 1840. Jonathan H. Wilson donated the land.
After George Washington's death on December 14, 1799, Lewis learned that he had not inherited Mount Vernon, as he had hoped, only the Woodlawn plantation and Washington's gristmill and distillery, plus become one of the executors of Washington's estate, together with Martha Washington and several of Washington's nephews, including Bushrod ...
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Cowlitz County is in the southwestern part of Washington state. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,166 square miles (3,020 km 2 ), of which 1,140 square miles (3,000 km 2 ) is land and 26 square miles (67 km 2 ) (2.2%) is water.