HISTORY AND HERITAGE Committee

The Seattle Section History & Heritage Committee’s charge is to fulfill the goal of ASCE’s History and Heritage Committee (HHC), which is to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of the history and heritage of civil engineering for professionals and the public alike.

• More about the History and Heritage Committee
• ASCE Seattle Section Archives
• Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
• Link to National ASCE History and Heritage Committee web page

Get Involved

The group welcomes new members to its regular meetings, and is also actively looking for people who are willing to work independently to document historic landmarks in the area. Please contact the chair if you are interested in participating or have an idea for a candidate landmark.

Shortlist of potential landmark candidates:

• Wilburton Trestle
• The Red Brick Road, Redmond, WA
• L. C. Smith Tower, Seattle, WA
• Skagit River Gorge Hydroelectric Project, Newhalem, WA

Announcements

The History and Heritage Committee of the Seattle Section is interested obtaining information about the Section, particularly prior to 1940. Our Section records are archived at the Washington State Historical Museum Research Center/Library, but are missing Section history from 1913 up to the World War II era. We would appreciate hearing about possible contact names or sources of early meeting minutes or memorabilia. If you have this type if information to share, or if you know anyone we should speak with, please contact Rex Meyer at 206-674-4222 (or rex.meyer@aecom.com) or Cindy Hirsch.