A Century of Dairying in Issaquah
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N 47° 32.187 W 122° 02.188
10T E 572516 N 5265230
A fantastic mural that illustrates the rich history of dairying in the Squak Valley.
Waymark Code: WMBPT
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TVN
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The following is taken from Issaquah History On-line and used with permission:

Issaquah's dairy plant has operated continuously since 1909, when it was opened as the "Northwestern Milk Condensing Company" by a group of local businessmen looking for an outlet for the area's dairy farms. Early activities included condensing milk, manufacturing butter, making ice, and canning fruit and vegetables -- all for the Seattle market. Later known as the Issaquah Creamery and then the Alpine Dairy, the plant was Issaquah's largest employer at the time it became part of the Darigold Cooperative in the early 1960's. As dairy plants in other towns were closed, Issaquah's plant expanded and took over butter production for the whole area in 1970. Today, in addition to butter, it produces all the Darigold yogurt sold in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

City: Issaquah, WA, USA

Location Name: Issaquah’s Darigold Plant - production facility

Artist: Larry Kangas, Nichole Parsons & Evan Jones

Date: October 8, 1995

Media: Mural

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