The area presently known as Covington was originally known as Jenkins Prairie. Landmarks include Covington Electrical Substation, Bonneville Power Administration and Covington Library. Covington is the birthplace of Mariah Lee, soccer player.
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| Covington Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
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| Covington Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Covington Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 17,575 → 2020: 20,777
From Wikidata (CC0).
Covington was founded in 1900 at a Northern Pacific Railway stop and grew into a suburban bedroom community in the late 20th century. It was incorporated as a city on August 31, 1997.
The area presently known as Covington was originally known as Jenkins Prairie. Between 1899 and 1900, the Northern Pacific Railway built the Palmer Cutoff between Auburn and Palmer to improve the company's primary east–west rail route across Stampede Pass. Richard Covington, a surveyor for the Northern Pacific, worked out of Fort Vancouver establishing the line from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Auburn.
In 1900, during the building of the Palmer Cutoff, the Northern Pacific built several facilities in Covington. These included a 2,850-foot passing track, a 700-foot loading track, a second-class section house, a 24-man bunkhouse, a box tank, and a standpipe for watering steam locomotives. By 1908, the settlement was also home to the Covington Lumber Company, which had set up a mill capable of cutting 85,000 board feet of timber a day. NP's operations at Covington continued until the Great Depression; the facilities were then removed in 1941.
Dairies replaced lumber as the predominant industry in the Covington area by the 1920s; several irrigation canals were dug from local creeks to provide water during dry periods. A school district for Covington was established in 1937. Over the years, the area grew as an unincorporated area outside of Kent and was designated as a suburban development hub by the county government. A local citizens' group formed to incorporate Covington as its own city to control development planning; an attempt to also include Lake Meridian in the proposed city failed and it was instead annexed by Kent. The vote to incorporate Covington as a city passed on November 6, 1996, the same day a similar measure created neighboring Maple Valley. Covington was officially incorporated as a city on August 31, 1997, and had approximately 12,200 residents at the time.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Covington, Washington, revision 1377159988 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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3 free coloring pages of Covington, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Covington's population was 20,777 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 17,575 in 2010.
Covington Electrical Substation, Bonneville Power Administration
Lake Meridian Park
Covington Library