Quarter Horses for Sale in Maple Valley WA, North Bend WA

About Lake Stevens, WA

Lake Stevens was named for territorial governor Isaac Stevens in 1859 and first settled by Americans in 1886, on a 160-acre (0.65 km 2) homestead along the east shore. By 1890 the first town in the area, "Ferry", had been established. Its name was later changed to "Hartford", and it served as the main link from the famed Monte Cristo timber and mining resources to the world. In 1905 a railroad spur was built by the Rucker Brothers Timber Company, linking Hartford with Lake Stevens. Two years later Rucker Mill was opened, located along and in the north cove of the lake (original pilings can still be seen in the old lake outflow area just south of the boat launch).