South Lake Union in Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Fisheries

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 22, 2024

1. Fisheries Marker

Inscription. Local tribes fished Lake Union year-round, and shared in the spectacular abundance of the annual salmon run, drying bounty for the winter.

Settlers industrialized fishing and introduced canning to preserve the catch. Many commercial fishing boats in Seattle’s Salmon Bay fleet were built on Lake Union, and continue to visit Lake Union shipyards for annual repair.

Captions
(Left) Group of fishing boats and Coast Guard ships docked in Lake Union, in 1938.
(Right) Fisherman Dominick Sherman smiled for the photographer, in 1970. Sherman lived on the Muckleshoot reservation, south of Seattle.

Erected by MOHAI (Museum of History & Industry).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 47° 37.683′ N, 122° 20.229′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in South Lake Union. It can be reached from Terry Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle

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WA 98109, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Steamer Virginia V (a few steps from this marker); Building Boats (a few steps from this marker); The Story of Virginia V (a few steps from this marker); Arthur Foss (a few steps from this marker); At Work on Lake Union (a few steps from this marker); Clock from Carroll’s Fine Jewelry (a few steps from this marker); Swiftsure (within shouting distance of this marker); Camas Mill Millstone (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 22, 2024

2. Fisheries Marker

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 22, 2024

3. Fisheries Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.