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Well, it doesn't end in "ville." According to local lore, it was originally proposed that the new town being laid out be named after the founders and called Stevensonville. Frank and Mary Stevenson vetoed the idea and a railroad official suggested it be called something that didn't end in "ville" because there were so many already. A settler suggested naming the town after the "Mountain that Roared," that natives called Enumclaw, the "place of evil spirits."
Enumclaw is the nearest town to Mount Rainier National Park and as such has holds claim to being the gateway to Mount Rainier. It's a fitting description, as just beyond Enumclaw the highway starts to climb into the Cascade Foothills on the approach to the famous volcano. The city of over 10,000 is surrounded by forest to the east and farmland to the north and west. It's still within the greater Seattle Tacoma metro area -- barely. Part outer suburb, part farm town, and part mountain gateway, it's a nice little burg with a lot to offer. You've probably heard of Mutual of Omaha, thanks in part to the television show "Wild Kingdom," but did you know there was a Mutual of Enumclaw that was actually founded 11 years earlier? View Enumclaw City Guide