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2 days ago · The city was settled on November 13, 1851, at what is now West Seattle. It was relocated the following year to a site across Elliott Bay near a Duwamish Indian village. It owes its name to the Native American leader Seattle, chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other tribes of
2 days ago · Seattle - Port City, Pacific Northwest, Technology Hub: Seattle lies on the southeastern shore of Puget Sound, a deep 100-mile- (160-km-) long inlet of the northern Pacific Ocean. The central portion of the city faces Elliott Bay, a deep-floored extension.
1 day ago · The First Sculptor of Seattle. James Wehn's work can still be seen all over the city. By Brad Holden July 5, 2024. Brad Holden. Illustration by Arthur Mount. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2024 issue of Seattle magazine. My first encounter with the work of James Wehn occurred in the 1980s during a family trip to the Seattle ...
1 day ago · The state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in the Oregon Treaty of 1846. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle .
1 day ago · Key West is the southernmost city in the contiguous United States and the westernmost island connected by highway in the Florida Keys. Duval Street, its main street, is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in length in its 14-block-long crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Straits of Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.
2 days ago · Seattle - Arts, Music, Cuisine: Seattle enjoys a lively blend of cultural activities that draws on the city’s ethnic diversity, its tradition of municipal support for the arts, and its status as a regional and national educational and economic center. A distinctive component of Seattle’s daily life and popular culture is its relationship ...
3 days ago · The Seattle Kraken has been part of the NHL for three seasons now, but how did their name and colors come to be? This NHL Nugget has more with the help of the lead singer of Train.
