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Aug 31, 1998 · Seattle was founded by members of the Denny party, most of whom arrived at Alki Beach on November 13, 1851, and then, in April 1852, relocated to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay. With the filing of the first plats on May 23, 1853, the "Town of Seattle" became official.
Feb 7, 2024 · How did Seattle get its name? Seattle was named after Chief Si’ahl. The settlers who established the town in 1853 chose to honor the Duwamish Indian leader by naming their settlement after him.
May 9, 2013 · Soon after his baptism, Chief Seattle convinced a man named David S. Maynard to move his general store to the village of Duwumps from Olympia. Seattle had to canoe to the store, and Duwumps Maynard renamed his store “The Seattle Exchange” which paved the way for the town, and then the city, to be named after the chief.
Sep 10, 2021 · As you might have guessed, the village was named Seattle, after the Duwamish Chief Sealth aka Chief Seattle. But as is the case with white settlers, this is his anglicized name. In his traditional language of Lushootseed, his name was spelled siʔaɫ and pronounced See-ahth.
Aug 19, 2009 · When Seattle obtained its city charter on December 2, 1869, “The town existed as a mere aggregation of houses, comingled with stumps, before the first survey was made for fixing the street grades,” in the words of early chronicler Cornelius Hanford (Hanford, p. 158).
Mar 4, 2019 · The official date of Seattle’s start is remembered as May 23, 1853: when Denny, Boren, and Maynard filed their town plan under the name Seattle. Working backwards, Seattle was first named in Oregon Territory documents on January 6, 1853.
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