City of Edgewood
A Little History
Edgewood can be traced back to the late 1800's
in which Washington's first major telegraph line paralleled
Military Road and ran down the heart of Edgewood. The
first known building on the North Hill was a one room log School
District 27. The teacher, Mrs. Morris, is thought to have
named the area "Edgewood" after hertown back east in Maryland.
In the early 1900's, the Seattle to Tacoma
Interurban Railway was formed and ran right through Edgewood.
This was very important to the development of our city and has
been researched recently in an attempt to maintain it's
historical significance and give some direction to the new
Interurban Trail section that will be created through Edgewood
in the next few years. This current research was compiled
into a lengthy paper that is posted on the City of Edgewood
website (click
here to read it). NOTE: It's a big file that takes a
while to load. If you don't have high speed access, you
may get frustrated.
Peter Nyholm, a Denmark native, purchased 40
acres in Edgewood and moved here in 1895. His ranch become
one of the finest hay, fruits, vegetables and dairy producers in
the area. Nyholm opened a store in 1912 and called it the
Grange Store. His land was also the site of one of
Edgewood's first landmarks--the windmill. This windmill
was moved from it's original location in the 1970's to it's
current location at 24th and Meridian.
Edgewood became its own city in February of 1996 and elected
the first City Council and Terry Faherty was appointed as the
first mayor.
Current
The City of Edgewood currently makes up about 9
square miles and is home to just over 10,000 people.
There are currently three parks within the city, Edgemont Park
(11001 24th Street East), Nelson Nature Park (2228 118th
Ave East) and Nelson Farm Park (11912 18th Ave East).
There are four elementary schools (Edgewood, Hilltop, Northwood,
and Hedden) and one junior high school (Edgemont) within the
city. Youth sports are very active in Edgewood with
programs run through both
FME Sports
and the
Puyallup Rec Center.
For more information about the community, check
out the City of Edgewood's community information page by
clicking here.
Future Plans
There are exciting plans in the works for
Edgewood. Below are some projections and projects in the
works.
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Population projections for Edgewood in the
next 20 years based on Pierce County estimates and their
County Wide Planning Policy is 13,700 which is a significant
increase from the current number. We will
probably see some interesting and creative housing options
within the next 20 years in our city.
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The Town Center at 24th and Meridian with an
"artist's colony" or "Gilman Village" feel.
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The Interurban Trail that will stretch from
Milton on the west side to the City of Pacific on the east
side. It will run up Jovita hill, cut over to
Military Road and Enchanted Parkway, through Milton then
back down toward Freeman Road.
(Brochure) Two potential park sites and trailheads
are planned for 114th and the Interurban Trail and also
Freeman Road and 25th Street East.
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Eighteen acre park at 36th and Meridian with
ball fields and other recreational activities.
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