Northeast Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Naval Training Station Seattle
World War I 1917 - 1918
Photographed by Lee C, November 4, 2019
1. Naval Training Station Seattle-WWI Marker
Trained 15,000 Naval Volunteers
Commander Miller Freeman, National Naval Volunteers
Commanding Officer
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz U.S. Navy
Commandant Thirteenth Naval District
Commemorating 50th Reunion, Company 1, May 20, 1967
Erected 1967.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 47° 39.022′ N, 122° 18.486′ W. Memorial is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Northeast Seattle. It can be reached from North East Pacific Street. Located on west side of Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1959 North East Pacific Street, Seattle WA 98195, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seattle Yacht Club - Main Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Turn of the Century Anchor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Honoring the 11 Mercer Girls (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Old Shell House (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell (approx. half a mile away); Medal of Honor Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Scion of the Washington Elm (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Statue of Washington (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Naval Training Station Seattle. Naval training camp established in the summer of 1917 on the campus of the University of Washington. Camp was established for training primarily of the Oregon and Washington Naval Militia that had been 'federalized' for active wartime service.
Photographed by Unknown, 1917
2. View of Naval Training Station Seattle
Photographed by Unknown, 1917
3. Naval Training Station Seattle
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2019, by Lee C of Orting, Washington. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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