On July 31, 1968 the Town of Houghton and the City of Kirkland Merged into One City..... 

               On July 12, 2018, the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association Celebrated the
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​                                                  50th Anniversary of the Merger

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​Photos and display boards from the event can be accessed by clicking on the buttons (or from the Houghton 50th Celebration links above).

Resources on the History of Houghton and Kirkland
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For more information on the earlier days of Houghton, the City of Kirkland, and the greater Eastside you can check out the following resources and books:

• Kirkland Heritage Society (http://kirklandheritage.org/)
• Eastside Heritage Center (http://www.eastsideheritagecenter.org/)
• Historylink (http://www.historylink.org/)
• Our Foundering Fathers, Arline Ely, 1975 (http://kirklandheritage.org/our-foundering-fathers)
• Images of America Early Kirkland, Matthew W. McCauley, 2017
• A City Comes of Age, Bob Neir, 2005
• Lake Washington The East Side, Eastside Heritage Center, 2006
• A Hidden Past an Exploration of Eastside History, Seattle Times, 2002

​Some of the past and current members of the City of Houghton Council, Kirkland City Council, and Houghton Community Council shared time at the event and posed to help us all remember our history.

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50th Anniversary Event Photos

50th Celebration ​Display Boards

Historical Photos

50th Anniversary Walking Tour