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The lake was the easiest way to get to and from Seattle in the early days. Mosquito Fleet steam boats traveled the shores of Lake Washington all the way up the Sammamish River to Lake Sammamish.
The Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway created another connection when it was built in 1888, along the route that is now known as the Burke Gilman Trail. The railroad platform was next to what would become the driveway for the Lake Forest Park Civic Club.