The Eastlick family, early settlers on the plateau and shown here in the early 1900s, could never have imagined what would become of their wilderness homestead. The average price for a home in Klahanie, one of the plateau's master planned communities, is now about $250,000. "It's a suburban, safe, family environment, and the value of the homes are maintained. And you can get a brand-new home, and that is difficult to find in Seattle," says Vickie Baldwin, Klahanie's director.

Teams of oxen helped power a logging operation on the Sammamish Plateau in the early 1900s. Despite the taming of much of the plateau, there are still sightings of bears, beavers, raptors and other wildlife in the area, according to a basin steward with the county's water/land resources division.

Coal mining drove the Eastside economy around the turn of the century. The Grand Ridge mine was one of several big coal producers in the Issaquah area. The man lying down in the far left corner is Archie Adair. His granddaughter, Linda Adair Hjelm, is Issaquah's city historian. The picture was taken about 1912.