The following stories cover interesting events of South Hill's past. This is a collection of articles primarily written by South Hill Historical Society member Dr. Carl Vest for the Puyallup Herald's monthly South Hill History column. Some of the following stories are from our newsletter History on the Hill and written by other society members.
Ball-Wood Road the oldest
planned street on South Hill
Origins of Meridian Avenue on South Hill
South Hill was once a bomb target
World War II balloon bombs land
Meridian, Willamette Meridian have something in common
Survey grid system for the Pacific Northwest
Recognizing settlers' journey
South Hill Heritage Corridor
Puyallup's Old Line trolley was the first of its kind in the area
Trolley route up The Hill
A Brief History of South Hill
Starting with a Military Road
The airports of South Hill
Sagmiller & Thun Fields
The evolution of fire protection on The Hill
Fire protection becomes an issue in the 1940's
Historic homes on South Hill are rare, but do exist
Parks, Swalander, Lester, Arneson & Zimmerman homes
Past Landmarks on South Hill gave people a sense of direction
Familar spots in times past
Rural South Hill
Current residents remember how things were once
Willows Corner was once the center of attention
A center for the early businesses of The Hill
Glaser Road on South Hill
Old roads on The Hill named after pioneer families
South Hill life during the 1940s
Life much different as old time residents remember
The mysterious disappearance of Cedar Swamp & Sand Hill from South Hill
Formidable east-west obstacle on old South Hill
South Hill wasn's always so full of people
Mosolf & Kupfer two pioneer families of South Hill
Discovering the story behind the name of historic South Hill road
Mitchell-Gould Road (152nd St E.)
Birth of the Big "C" Shingle Mill Company
Small manufacturing on South Hill
School's namesake is alive and well
"Ed" Zeiger
Ancient Klickitat Trail served as the early route through South Hill
South Hill's early settlement a slow one
Transformation changes the hill
Puyallup Fruit & Garden Tracts
Area schools once looked vastly different
History of the Firgrove School
What’s with the road bubble at the west end of 152nd Street?
Road planners go around farmhouse
The last covered wagon immigration to South Hill
The Gabrielson family made the trip in 1921
South Hill made attempt at cityhood in late 1990s
New city to be named Southview
South Hill in the 1930s
Major concerns, farm animals, crops, weather and the Depression
South Hill will be part of historical trails study
Naches Pass Trail to be added to the National Trails Act
Woodland School spoke to changing times
South Hill's Woodland School newspaper 1945-1946
Puyallup Heights Community Club
Early South Hill community organization 1941
South Hill Pioneers - the Mosolf Family
One of the earliest families to settle on South Hill
South Hill Pioneers - the Zimmerman Family
Zimmerman family left an imprint on South Hill
The Alderton Connection
The Hill and the little valley community have old links
Bradley Lake
Once a great source for peat excavation
The Fruitland Grange
Granges helped rural residents gain clout
The Woodland Bus Company
Early bus service to South Hill
Early Community Development on South Hill
The Township Nineteen Association (T-19-A)
A South Hill – Seattle Historical Connection
William Rankin Ballard surveyed South Hill
South Hill About 40 Years Ago
Development efforts have long-standing roots
The Willows: A South Hill Neighborhood
Long-lost nicknames mark area's past
The Many Names of Meridian Avenue
Starting in 1889 many names given
South Hill Has a Superfund Site
The polluted history of water on South Hill
South Hill Once An Area of Small Farms
Early large farms changed over years to small farms
The First Legal Garbage Dump On South Hill
A history of waste disposal on the Hill
The Firgrove Mutual Water Company
Finding water on the hill has been tough
Establishment of Local Churches On South Hill
In the early 1900s establishing churches was difficult
South Hill in the 70s
South Hill was a different world in the 1970s
Who Settled South Hill?
Early Settlers on South Hill
South Hill's Oldest Ethnic Restaurant
The House of Kee on South Hill
Exploring For Oil and Gas on South Hill
Community Number One
The Northern Pacific Railroad & South Hill
The Railroad's Influence
The Start of Housing Tracts on South Hill
From farms to housing
The Drags & Historical South Hill Intersection
Drag strip, hot spot on South Hill
Wagon Train Crossing
Important South Hill Anniversary
Growing Up On South Hill In The 1930s
The Glaser family, generations on the Hill
Boundaries of South Hill
Discussion of South Hill boundaries
Ballou Junior High Name Honors Education Leader
The naming of Ballou Junior High School
South Hill's Shaw Road
Shaw Road has an interesting history
South Hill Was Once a Hop-Growing Area
Earliest commercial crop on the Hill