Niketown, WA
Music connected to Niketown
About Niketown
- • Krist Novoselic, bassist for Nirvana, lived near Niketown during his childhood.
- • While not "invented" here, the local skate culture deeply influenced early skateboarding styles.
- • Logging and timber industries established Niketown as a vital resource hub.
- • Some say a network of old logging tunnels runs beneath the town's main streets.
- • The Great Depression severely impacted Niketown's timber industry, leading to economic hardship.
- • Named for local logger Nick Peterson, Niketown was established in 1923.
- • Population hovers around 800, making it smaller than many high schools.
- • At 240 feet, its elevation provides slightly cooler summers than nearby cities.
- • Most residents work in timber, agriculture, or commute to larger cities.
- • A peaceful, almost forgotten place, where time seems to slow down.
- • Seattle Seahawks, about 90 minutes away, won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
- • The region is known for its high school basketball rivalries, drawing huge crowds.