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In 1880, Gottlieb Van Boorian arrived from Germany and
is credited with founding the town of Burien. He built a
cabin at the southeastern corner of the lake and so Lake
Burien also bears his name. As land was logged, real
estate offices opened to sell lots. In the early 1900s,
people came by boat from Seattle and Tacoma to the Three
Tree Point dock to hike the trails, picnic, rent tents,
and attend concerts. They listened to sales pitches by
representatives of the Three Tree Point Developers Company
and bought waterfront lots for as little as $75 to $300.
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