Selleck, Cumberland, and Kanaskat

Originally published in A Glimpse of the Charmed Land 1925

All tourists who have a little extra time on their hands, should not fail to make the drive from Enumclaw to Selleck, a mountain sawmill town some sixteen miles to the north along the range of foothills and in the very shadow of magnificent Mount Rainier.

The drive is along a solidly packed, smooth, graveled road, and the ever-changing Alpine scenery makes the entire trip a pleasure trip through a nature garden of unalloyed delight.

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Founding families, early settlers still call Krain home

Originally published in the Enumclaw Courier-Herald, October 26, 2011

By Brenda Sexton

There was a time when the Plateau was covered with bustling, individual communities.

Most had their own school house, community or dance hall and store. They may have had a church, saloon or specialty shop. Most had a band or baseball team. Some had both.

They were filled with farmers, miners and loggers, most arriving from Europe.

Each community had its own heart and soul.

Those areas still serve as reference points for those who live in the Enumclaw area. Ask many today where they live and chances are they will answer with names like Veazie, Osceola, Wabash, Selleck, Birch, Franklin, Flensted, Cumberland, Boise and Krain.

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