Green Lake Gun Club

The Green Lake Gun Club was a trapshooting organization active in the Seattle area from 1914 to 1921. The club sponsored and participated in a number of tournaments. Founding documents are not dated, but correspondence and tournament programs indicate the club was founded in 1914 and had grown to 128 members by 1916. Shooting grounds were located at 100th and Meridian Avenue with the clubhouse situated at 6202 Sunnyside Avenue. In January, 1920, the club changed its name to the Seattle Gun Club. That same year, the club procured new shooting grounds adjoining the government reservation at Fort Lawton, where they built a new shooting plant and clubhouse. Names of individuals prominent in club affairs include J.W. Geltz, W.C. Smith, G.A. Conklin, and L.S. Barnes.

From the guide to the Green Lake Gun Club Records, ca. 1916-1921, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)