History Clyde Hill, Washington

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between 1946 , 1948, j. gordon , mary schneidler subdivided , sold more dozen lots in five-acre subdivision in clyde hill. each deed of sale included following restriction: property shall not resold, leased, rented or occupied except or persons of aryan race. why schneidlers used term aryan race unclear. racial concept meant northern europeans distinct eastern , southern europeans. aryans-only restriction have excluded italians, greeks, poles, russians, , many other european ancestries jews , non europeans.

in response community s desire control land use development such lot size , commercial zoning, clyde hill officially incorporated town on march 31, 1953. on november 10, 1998, council voted organize clyde hill non-charter code city.

in 1953 area residents voted become incorporated town vote of 145 117. ken day defeated don clark first clyde hill mayors position, 91 58. initial councilmembers elected on write-in votes.

the first elected councilmembers were: f. lee campbell, - robert w. glueck, - p.a. jacobsen, leslie m. rudy , a.c. thompson sr.

john woodin became town s first treasurer. ken day appointed priscilla alden townsend police judge , roger bryan marshall.

the 1975 mayoral election in clyde hill brought suspense , national media. 2 candidates, incumbent liberino lib tufarolo , miles nelson finished election in tie. contest decided coin toss, nelson unseating incumbent national , local media looked on.