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. Paul.
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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Puget Sound Region.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seattle's Pioneers - The Maples (here, next to this marker); Country Inn Roadhouse

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(approx. one mile away); The Gessner Mansion (approx. one mile away); Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mission Theatre (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Red Barn (approx. 1.3 miles away); Super Constellation (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Future Is On the Wing (approx. 1.3 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.)

Re-dedication Marker image. Click for full size.

October 6, 2019

2. Re-dedication Marker

Commemorating the 50th anniversary.

Terminal Building image. Click for full size.

October 6, 2019

3. 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

4. "It's Boeing Field"

Boeing Field Marker image. Click for full size.

October 10, 2019

5. Boeing Field Marker

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.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 11, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. 2. submitted on October 11, 2019. 3. submitted on October 11, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 4. submitted on September 11, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. 5. submitted on October 11, 2019. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.