Editing Mukilteo, Washington (section)

===Early 20th century===
[[File:Mukilteo, WA - Rosehill Community Center 01.jpg|thumb|right|The former Rosehill School, constructed in 1928 and later converted into a [[community center]] before its demolition in 2010|alt=A three-story building painted light blue with a brown roof, seen from a nearby street.]]

The [[Seattle and Montana Railroad]] (later part of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]]) was completed in 1891, connecting Mukilteo with Everett, [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]], and [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite news |date=November 28, 1891 |title=Joy Along The Line |page=8 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21473801/seattle_montana_railroad_nprr/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo was [[plat]]ted in anticipation of the railroad and was on the shortlist of towns considered for the terminus of the [[Northern Pacific Railway]], but lost out to [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] in 1873.{{Sfn|Washington State Department of Transportation|2013|p=32}}<ref>{{cite news |last=MacIntosh |first=Heather |date=October 11, 1999 |title=Northern Pacific Railroad and Seattle Development |url=http://historylink.org/File/1734 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> Following the [[Panic of 1893|1890s economic depression]], the town experienced a major employment and population boom, with a larger lumber mill and gunpowder factory both built along the shore. The iconic [[Mukilteo Light]]house was built in 1906 by the federal [[United States Lighthouse Service|Lighthouse Service]] to serve the increased maritime traffic in the area.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Schwarzen |first=Christopher |date=April 6, 2006 |title=A century of leaving the porch light on |page=B4 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20060405/lighthouse05n/a-century-of-leaving-the-porch-light-on |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>

Japanese immigrants arrived to work in Mukilteo's mills after the turn of the century, establishing a [[Japantown]] in modern-day [[Japanese Gulch]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Humphrey |first=Robert |date=September 13, 1989 |title=Mukilteo's Japan town fostered racial harmony |page=F2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> [[Passenger ferry]] service between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island began in 1911 and was followed by the introduction of [[automobile ferry]] service in 1919. The town also gained a highway connection in 1914 with the completion of a road to Everett, later named [[Washington State Route 526|Mukilteo Boulevard]] by the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Riddle |first=Margaret |date=December 30, 2007 |title=Hundreds celebrate the opening of the Mukilteo-to-Everett road (future Mukilteo Boulevard) on August 5, 1914. |url=http://historylink.org/File/8429 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> Until the closure of the lumber mill in 1930, Mukilteo was a [[company town]] that relied on the Crown Lumber Company to assist in civic endeavors, including its parks, fire department, and water district; at its peak, it employed 250 men.<ref name="Magazine2015">{{cite news |last1=Collier |first1=John |date=June 2015 |title=Volunteerism and Community Service: A Historical Perspective |pages=14–15 |work=Mukilteo Magazine |publisher=City of Mukilteo |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Spring-2015-Mukilteo-Magazine1.pdf |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="PI-1997">{{cite news |last=Higgins |first=Mark |date=May 7, 1997 |title=New meets old in this waterfront town |page=D1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref>

During the [[Prohibition Era]], Mukilteo became a major transiting point for [[rum-running]] and was a stopover for smugglers transporting alcohol from British Columbia to Seattle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=December 12, 2015 |title=Oh, the stories that Charles at Smuggler's Cove could tell |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/oh-the-stories-that-charles-at-smuggler%C2%92s-cove-could-tell/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> The town's gunpowder plant was destroyed on September 17, 1930, in an after-hours explosion that leveled or damaged dozens of homes, causing $500,000 in damage. It was felt as far as downtown Everett and injured eight people, but none were killed.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 18, 1930 |title=$500,000 Loss in Mukilteo Explosions; Many Hurt By Blasts That Shook Wide Area |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=October 10, 2015 |title=Historian to share story of the Powder Mill Gulch explosion |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/historian-to-share-story-of-the-powder-mill-gulch-explosion/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> On August 30, 1938, the vacant lumber mill was destroyed in a fire during dismantling work.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 30, 1938 |title=$50,000 Fire in Mukilteo Mill |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The fire came weeks after a mail ferry rammed into the town's wharf, which was destroyed in the collision.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 14, 1938 |title=Ferry Wrecks Mukilteo Dock And Mail Boat |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

After the United States entered [[World War II]], the site of the former lumber mill was acquired by the federal government and rebuilt as a {{convert|1,500|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} [[ammunition]] loading dock for warships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collier |first1=John |last2=Collier |first2=Ann |date=May 2016 |title=Mukilteo's Disappearing Pier |page=1 |url=https://mukilteohistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mhs16spring.pdf |work=MHS Newsline |publisher=Mukilteo Historical Society |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> The recently built [[Snohomish County Airport]] (later renamed Paine Field) southeast of the city was converted into a military base while retaining some civilian uses, including passenger service provided by [[Alaska Airlines]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Riddle |first=Margaret |date=August 22, 2007 |title=Paine Field (Snohomish County) |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/8266 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> During the early 1950s, the loading dock was expanded with ten large [[storage tank]]s that were used to store [[jet fuel]] for military planes until 1989.{{Sfn|Washington State Department of Transportation|2013|p=37}}<ref name="Times-Tank97">{{cite news |last=Clutter |first=Stephen |date=February 24, 1997 |title=End near for Mukilteo tank farm |page=B1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970224/2525520/end-near-for-mukilteo-tank-farm----once-used-by-military-massive-landmark-on-waterfront-soon-destined-for-scrap-heap |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Herald-Tank06">{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=May 1, 2006 |title=Mukilteo, port ponder future of old tank farm |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-port-ponder-future-of-old-tank-farm/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>