Greater Duwamish in Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Seattle's Pioneers - The Maples
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 6, 2019
1. Seattle's Pioneers - The Maples Marker
Samuel Mapel
Henry van Asselt
Luthur M. Collins
Erected 1940 by Washingtonians Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 27, 1851.
Location. 47° 32.225′ N, 122° 18.21′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Greater Duwamish. It can be reached from Perimeter Road South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7277 Perimeter Road South, 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: Boeing Field (here, next to this marker); Country Inn Roadhouse (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.
Regarding Seattle's Pioneers - The Maples. Note that neither version
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1. Luther Collins Party arrives at mouth of Duwamish River (HistoryLink.org). ...in future King County on September 14, 1851."
Short essay on the arrival of the Collins party and settlement of the area. Favors the later date in the discrepancy between the arrival dates. (Compare dates in Photos 1 and 3.) (Submitted on December 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)
2. Collins, Van Asselt, and Maple (or Mapel) select first Donation Land Claims...(HistoryLink.org). (Submitted on December 5, 2019.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 10, 2019
2. Seattle's Pioneers - The Maples Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 6, 2019
3. Additional marker placed by the Maple Family descendants in 1950
Embedded in this concrete are the ashes of Jacob Maple and his son Samuel Maple.
This spot being the original donation claim of Samuel Maple, who settled here in June, 1851.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,037 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
