Editing Carnation, Washington (section)

=== American settlement ===
The Snoqualmie Valley was resettled by Americans in the 1850s and 1860s following the signing of the 1855 [[Treaty of Point Elliott|Treaty of Point Elliot]] and the relocation of many of the [[Snoqualmie tribe|Snoqualmie people]] to reservations like [[Tulalip]]. The community of Tolt was founded in 1865 and [[plat]]ted in 1902.<ref name="majors">{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carnation Name History |url=https://www.carnationwa.gov/index.asp?SEC=CBB9FD65-2A80-4F47-B070-F8D51F07AB46&DE=0F1573AF-544C-4797-AC03-ADAC2A8CFD16 |publisher=City of Carnation |access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> The name of the community was derived from an [[Anglicization (linguistics)|Anglicization]] of the Lushootseed name for the [[Tolt River]] and the Snoqualmie village (variously spelled as {{Langx|lut|tultxʷ|label=none}}, {{Langx|lut|dxʷtultxʷ|label=none}}, or {{Langx|lut|tulq|label=none}} in Lushootseed).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Tolt was [[municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a town on December 30, 1912, shortly after the arrival of the [[Milwaukee Road]], which provided train connections to [[Monroe, Washington|Monroe]] in the north.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Stein |first=Alan J. |date=November 27, 1998 |title=Carnation (Tolt) – Thumbnail History |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/391 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>

The valley was home to several [[dairy]] farms established in the 1900s, including a research farm for the [[Carnation (brand)|Carnation Evaporated Milk Company]]. Following lobbying from the company and the approval of the [[Washington State Legislature|state legislature]], Tolt was renamed to "Carnation" in 1917.<ref name="HistoryLink" /><ref name="Times-Milk">{{cite news |last=Ith |first=Ian |date=November 18, 1999 |title=Towns that milk made |page=B3 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19991118/2995969/towns-that-milk-made----hundreds-of-small-family-dairies-thrived-for-decades-in-the-snoqualmie-valley-and-brought-national-renown-to-the-remote-little-town-of-carnation |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> The renaming of the town was opposed by local residents and members of the [[Snoqualmie Indian Tribe]], and later changed back to Tolt on May 3, 1928.<ref name="Phillips">{{cite book |last= Phillips |first= James W. |title= Washington State Place Names |url= https://archive.org/details/washingtonstatep00phil |url-access= registration |year= 1971 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95158-3}}</ref> The "Carnation" name remained on the [[post office]] and [[train depot]], and continued to be used by outsiders.<ref name="HistoryLink" /> Tolt was then renamed back to "Carnation" on October 29, 1951.<ref name="Phillips" /> During the late 20th century, Carnation moved away from dairy farming and became a community for job centers in the [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside]], growing to a population of 2,158 by 2020.<ref name="Times-Milk" />