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ASPECT CONSULTING 4 FINAL PROJECT NO. AS190583A-08  MAY 21, 2025 2.2 Site History A detailed cultural and industrial history of the Upland Area and surrounding area is provided in the Archaeological Resources Assessment for the Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Site Upland Area, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington (ARA; SWCA, 2013a), which can be viewed on Ecology’s website. Additional historical information is available in the Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) conducted for the K-C property (AECOM, 2011). Using that information, and other sources, the following subsections present an overview of the development history of the Upland Area, as well as specific information regarding historical mill operations, facilities, and features of the Upland Area. Note that the Upland Area has a century-long industrial history, and its most recent facility, K-C’s pulp and paper mill, has been demolished with the exception of the distribution warehouse located near the southern property boundary, the electrical substation located in the northeastern portion of the property about 100 feet from the shoreline, and the secondary wastewater treatment area located in the northern portion of the property (Figure 2-2). Consequently, all facilities (excluding the warehouse, electrical substation, and wastewater areas) and operational areas of the Upland Area are now historical and can be referred to as “former”; however, for brevity, the adjective “former” is omitted when referring to the historical facilities and operations. 2.2.1 Early Development History The area comprising the Upland Area was developed as early as the late 1800s. The Parminter-Robinson mill was the first documented lumber mill within the Upland Area, operating on its northern portion as early as 1892. With development of the larger Clark- Nickerson Lumber Company mill by 1901, Robinson’s sash and door plant operations moved onto a parcel immediately to the north. By 1901, Everett housed 9 sawmills and 13 shingle mills; by 1910, there were 11 sawmills and 16 shingle mills. The Clark- Nickerson Lumber Company mill was initially about 46 acres in extent and built primarily on an overwater wharf structure (the approximate footprint of the Clark Nickerson lumber mill is shaded on Figure 2-2). The lumber mill subsequently dredged about 50,000 yards of sediment to create a channel around its wharf. Beginning in 1901, the lumber mill began filling the tidelands around its operations using wood waste materials from the sawmill. By 1901, the Everett Flour Mill Company filled a 50- by 225-foot area of tidelands on the east edge of the Upland Area, on which to construct its flour mill south of the Clark-Nickerson Lumber Company mill. The flour mill structures were dismantled and moved to a new location in 1926. A shipbuilding company (Norway-Pacific Construction and Dry Dock Company) reportedly built a shipyard facility by 1918, located south of the Everett Flour Mill Company’s mill between Everett Avenue and 25th Avenue. Shortly following the end of World War I, the shipbuilding plant reportedly shut down without producing a ship, and was dismantled by 1925. 2.2.2 Historical Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Review Historical Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for the Everett area were published for years 1902, 1914, and 1957. The maps are included as an appendix to the ARA Report, which is