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Kerriston, Sallal, Stuart, Sherwood, Northrup, Vincent, Eagle Gorge (Ferndale), Black River, Moncton, Stuck, Old Stampede, Thomas (Pialschie), Pleasant Hill, Stillwater, Firlock, Day City, Kenilworth, Horrocks, Adelaide, Novelty, Alpine (Nippon), Houghton, Veazie Station, Rockdale, Meadowbrook, Snoqualmie Falls, Tonga, Orilla, Riverton, Briquetteville, Kennydale, Wynaco, Palmer Junction (Green River), Kanaskat, Palmer, Naco, Cumberland, Bayne, Durham, Kangley (Yandell), Krain, Selleck, Boise, Camp Ellenson (Upper Mill), Wabash, Wilburton, Veazie, Kummer, Birch, Atkinson, Taylor, O'Brien, Zenith, Henrys, Newcastle, Garcia, Hazelwood, Kennedy, Quendall, Hot Springs (Kendon), Nagrom, Borup, Baldi (Garibaldi), Page Mill, Willows, Earlmont, Lemolo, Hollywood (Derby), New Stampede, Maywood, Lester (Dean's), Coal Creek, Byrd, Avondale (White), Cedar Falls, Donnelly, High Point, Monohon, Christopher, Humphrey (Canton), Ravensdale (Leary), Elliott, Sunnydale, Cedar Mountain, Cherry Valley, Barneston, Franklin, Landsberg, Walsh, Hemnlock, Tanner, Edgewick
In the 1930’s and through the 1940’s Palmer owned and operated underground coal mines in the Durham, Occidental, Bayne, Danville and Landsburg areas of southeast King County.
In 1953, Palmer acquired over 8,000 acres of property and mineral rights in King County, including substantial holdings in Newcastle, Franklin, Kummer and Black Diamond.
Throughout the 1950’s Palmer continued to operate underground and surface coal mines in the Black Diamond, Ravensdale and Franklin coal fields.
During the early 1970’s a number of Palmer properties in the Green River Gorge were sold to Washington State Parks and became the centerpiece of the Green River Gorge Conservation Area. In the mid 1980’s Palmer sold most of its 1,800 acres of land in the Newcastle area, and this property became the focal point of the Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park. Palmer’s tradition of working closely with park and open space agencies has continued to the present with the recent preservation of the Lake Sawyer Regional Park.
from http://www.palmercc.com/history.htm
History of King County, pages on Coal: http://issaquahhistory.org/bagley/coal/coal.htm