Prior to European settlement, Hunts Point was a camping ground for the Sammamish Indian tribe. Fishing and hunting was very good from Hunts Point. When Washington became a state and Seattle grew, the Indians were pushed north and east and finally stopped coming to the area altogether. Around 1900, the property was taken over by Puget Sound National Bank and sold to a group of Seattle men who used it as a family retreat for Sunday picnics and summer camping. By 1910, electricity and telephones had come to Hunts Point, and docks now accommodated the ferries.