Martin Luther King Day

January 19, 2009 by 3 Comments

In 1986, King County, where I reside, was renamed after Martin Luther King Jr.  100px-KingCounty Originally our county was named after William Rufus Devane King, a slaveowner and  once Vice President under Franklin Pierce, back in 1852.   The renaming of King County was official in 2005 and the new county logo, featuring Martin Luther King Jr replacing a "crown" followed in 2006.

Personally, I'm pleased to have our county to be named after Martin Luther King Jr. 

In observance of Martin Luther King Day, Mortgage Master will be closed.  We will reopen for business as usuals on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

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Comments

  1. Di Kawell says
    January 19, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    I did not know this! Well, go figure .. glad someone brought it into my awareness! Thanks, Rhonda.

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  2. Debra Sinick says
    January 20, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    Hi Rhonda,

    As someone who moved to King County in 1986, I had no idea of the name “change.” I always thought the county had been renamed to King County in honor of Dr. King. Thanks for the historical explanation.

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  3. Mortgage Porter says
    January 23, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Thanks, Di and Debra. I should have included a photo of the old “crown” logo.

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