From a simple playfield built by firefighters and miners to a premier park at the heart of the city, Issaquah’s Veterans' Memorial Field has been the center of the community for more than one hundred years. Stumps, rodeos, ballgames, and a mining magnate—it's a story that's both entertaining and vibrant!

Shaped by waves of immigration and settlement, Issaquah’s immigration story is one of resilience, industry, and cultural blending. Immigrants and settlers began settlers amongst our valley's Native American communities as early as the 1860s, but the arrival of the railroad brought new influx residents and a transition to mining, boarding houses, saloons, and new merchants—attracting workers from various backgrounds.

In Issaquah’s rough-cut early years, workers’ hard-earned wages went to whiskey, but they didn't give the "drink" when Prohibition arrived.