Downtown Issaquah has a wonderful history and a new vital area for all to come and enjoy learn the history, dine, meet friends, and see all what we have to offer.

History

Issaquah has a wonderful history and a new vital downtown area for all to come and enjoy.  Learn the history, dine, meet friends, and see all that we have to offer.

"Issaquah is an anglicized word for a local Native American name, meaning "the sound of birds".  Another version of the name is said to have come from the pioneers, who, being impressed with the multitude of wetland birds, called the area Squak Valley. When the next wave of settlers came and asked for the name of area the Natives told them, "Is Squak."