Greater Duwamish in Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Boeing Field

Photographed By Lee C, September 6, 2019

1. Boeing Field Dedication Marker

Inscription. Acquired By the People of King County, State of Washington, for the Purpose of Promoting Aeronautics, and Named in Honor of

William Edward Boeing,

Whose Intelligent, Active, and Long Continued Interest in All That Concerns and Advances the Science of Aeronautics Merits and Receives the Public Gratitude.

Dedicated the 26th Day of
July, 1928.

Board of County Commissioners:
J.M. Sparkman, WM. Brown, Frank H. Pavl.
Citizen’s Committee:
Robert S. Boyns, W. L. Rhodes Thomas D. Stimson, Nathan Eckstein Philip G. Johnson.

Erected 1928 by Seattle Chapter, National Aeronautic Association, and Seattle Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 47° 32.227′ N, 122° 18.207′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Greater Duwamish. Marker can be reached from King County Airport Access Road. Located in the parking lot of the King County Airport administration/terminal building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7259 King County Airport Access Road, Seattle WA 98108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Seattle's Pioneers - The Maples (here, next to this marker); The Gessner Mansion

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(approx. one mile away); The Future Is On the Wing (approx. 1.3 miles away); Wildwood Station — Rainier Avenue Historic Shelter (approx. 1.6 miles away); First Direct Scheduled Commercial Air Line Service in Seattle - Gorst Field (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cannabis City - Seattle's First Pot Shop (approx. 3.1 miles away); Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park (approx. 3.2 miles away); Celebration Rose Garden (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.

Also see . . . Boeing Field, Seattle's First Municipal Airport, is Dedicated on July 26, 1928. (Submitted on September 11, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington.)

Boeing Field Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

October 10, 2019

2. Boeing Field Marker - wide view

The Boeing Field marker is set in a small island in the middle of the parking lot, directly in front of the entrance to the terminal. In addition to this marker, there is also a re-dedication marker and two historical markers related to the Mapel family.

Boeing Field Re-dedication Marker, commemorating the 50th anniversary image. Click for full size.

October 6, 2019

3. Boeing Field Re-dedication Marker, commemorating the 50th anniversary

Terminal Building as seen from the Boeing Field Marker image. Click for full size.

October 6, 2019

4. Terminal Building as seen from the Boeing Field Marker

"It's Boeing Field" image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Seattle Post Intelligencer Newspaper, July 1, 1928

5. "It's Boeing Field"

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 11, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2019. 4. submitted on October 11, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 5. submitted on September 11, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.