First came the mining jobs and then logging became a major source of income for many residents in Covington.
The railroad had jobs available, but, the major income for most early inhabitants of the area was from products raised and sold from the family farms.
Many of us know the Lake Youngs Reservoir as a rural recreation trail that parallels a watershed perimeter fence operated by the city of Seattle. This reserve lies to the west of Maple Valley, north of the city of Covington and to the south of Petrovitsky Road near Fairwood.
As you travel east on the Kent Kangley Road, you’ll pass the “Welcome to Covington” sign. Perhaps you have wondered about the name for the gravel pit on the northeast corner of the intersection with 160th Avenue Southeast. The name given to this pit operated by King County is the Calhoun Pit. It has had little activity within the cyclone fenced perimeter in recent years, but that was not always the case.
