Editing Bothell, Washington (section)

===Early 20th century===

Bothell was [[Municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a [[City government in Washington (state)|fourth-class town]] on April 14, 1909, eight days after a narrow 79–70 vote in favor. George Bothell, one of the sons of David Bothell and a former state legislator, was elected as the first mayor.{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=151–152}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=April 11, 1984 |title=City of Bothell marks 75th anniversary of its incorporation |page=G2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> At the time, the town had a population of 599 residents, a bank, four general stores, and three saloons.<ref name="Times-Birth"/><ref name="Bagley"/> A dozen buildings on Main Street were destroyed or damaged by a fire on April 11, 1911, including the Ericksen general store where the town's records had been kept. A [[fire department]] was established in 1913 and new building regulations were enacted by the town government in response to the fire.<ref name="Times-Birth"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=156–157}} The [[Pacific Highway (United States)|Pacific Highway]] was completed through the town in August 1912, connecting to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] and Seattle. A {{convert|4|mi|km|adj=mid}} section west of Bothell was the first to be paved in brick; it was inaugurated on May 29, 1913, by Washington governor [[Ernest Lister]].{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=99–105}}<ref name="Times-GoodRoads">{{cite news |last=Eals |first=Clay |date=October 10, 2019 |title=The Good Roads cause cruises through Bothell's Main Street |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/the-good-roads-cause-cruises-through-bothells-main-street/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 11, 2022}}</ref>

Steamship traffic on the Sammamish River waned after the arrival of the railroad and completion of the Pacific Highway. The river itself was dredged and straightened by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] in 1916.{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=99–105}} The water level on Lake Washington was lowered by {{convert|9|ft|m|spell=in}} by the opening of the [[Lake Washington Ship Canal]] in Seattle the following year; the lowering prevented several steamships and other riverboats from traversing the mouth of the Sammamish River.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|p=179}} By the end of the decade, Bothell had a water system, telephone service, a library, and several fraternal organizations with chapters or lodges in the area.<ref name="Bagley"/>{{sfnp|Stickney|McDonald|1977|pp=165–159}} The logging economy declined during the early 20th century and was replaced by agriculture on the cleared land, including dairy and poultry farms.<ref name="Times-Birth"/> Passenger traffic on the railroad, now under the management of Northern Pacific, ceased in 1938.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>

A new [[high school]] was opened in 1923 and followed by an adjacent [[junior high school]] building in 1931, now known as the [[Anderson School (Bothell, Washington)|Anderson School]].<ref name="CityHistory"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Vaughn |first=Alexa |date=May 26, 2014 |title=McMenamins project in Bothell may transform old school |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mcmenamins-project-in-bothell-may-transform-old-school/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 11, 2024}}</ref> Several civic projects were completed during the [[Great Depression]] by the [[Works Progress Administration]], including construction of a new [[city hall|town hall]] that also housed the fire department and library when it opened in 1938.<ref name="CityHistory"/><ref>{{cite news |date=February 9, 1977 |title=Bothell about to remodel its city hall |page=H3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Bothell remained a rural community until the development of [[suburb]]an housing areas after [[World War II]] as the [[Seattle metropolitan area]] experienced a major population boom. A new high school opened in 1953 along with five [[elementary school]]s by the end of the decade to accommodate a growing number of students.<ref>{{cite book |last=Klein |first=Fred |year=1992 |title=Slough of Memories: Recollections of Life in Bothell, Kenmore, North Creek, Woodinville 1920–1990 |page=34 |publisher=Peanut Butter Publishing |location=Seattle |isbn=9780897164085 |oclc=26473735}}</ref> The first major [[annexation]]s in the town's history were made in 1954; by the end of the decade, the boundaries extended south of the Sammamish River.<ref name="Annexations">{{cite map |date=January 2020 |title=City of Bothell Annexations Map |url=https://wa-bothell.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/243/Annexations-PDF |publisher=City of Bothell |accessdate=May 11, 2024}}</ref>