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  1. Aug 31, 1998 · The new village was called "Dewamps" or "Duwamps" until late 1852, when a new resident and its first merchant, Dr. David S. "Doc" Maynard (1808-1873), convinced his neighbors to adopt the name of Chief Seattle. The earliest printed use of the name was in an advertisement for Maynard's store, "Seattle Exchange," which appeared in the October 30 ...

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      While the little hamlet of Seattle began to grow, Alki...

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      See Additional Media. During the summer of 1850, John...

    • David S. "Doc" Maynard

      David S. "Doc" Maynard died on March 13, 1873. His funeral...

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      (Being a minor, he filed this in his father's name). On...

  2. May 9, 2013 · May 9, 2013 Emily Upton. Today I found out how the city of Seattle got its name. Seattle is one of the only major cities in the United States to be named after a Native American chief. In his native language, Seattle was pronounced “see-ahlsh” but it was difficult for English speakers to pronounce, so they anglicized it to the version that ...

  3. 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 . Despite many of the horrors of colonization, Chief Seattle was known ...

  4. Sep 22, 1999 · The Immaculate Conception school was reincorporated as Seattle College on October 21, 1898. It remained on its First Hill campus until December 7, 1919, when it suspended college-level courses and moved to the present site of Seattle Preparatory School. (The College resumed higher education and returned to its First Hill campus in 1931.

  5. Mar 4, 2019 · Working backwards, Seattle was first named in Oregon Territory documents on January 6, 1853. “That the County seat of King County be and the same is hereby located at Seattle, on the land claim of David S. Maynard.”. The name Seattle first appeared in print on October 30, 1852.

  6. Jan 19, 2020 · Seattle is no exception. Seattle is called the Emerald City because the city and surrounding areas are filled with greenery all year round, even in the winter due to all the evergreen trees in the area. The nickname comes directly from this greenery. Emerald City also echoes Washington State’s nickname as The Evergreen State (even though the ...

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