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UPS - Celebrating 100 years of Service

August 28, 2007

 
 
Celebrating 100 years of Service Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2011
1. Celebrating 100 years of Service Marker
Inscription. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of UPS, employees gathered here at the company’s birthplace to honor, celebrate and reaffirm UPS’s commitment to serving communities around the world.
 
Erected 2007 by UPS Corporation.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 47° 36.002′ N, 122° 19.911′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Pioneer Square. Marker is on 2nd Avenue near South Main Street. The marker is located in Waterfall Garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 217 2nd Avenue, Seattle WA 98104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Birthplace of United Parcel Service (here, next to this marker); How Big Was Japantown? (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Smaller Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Information Booth (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Square Historic District (about 400 feet away); Lou Graham’s Sporting House (about 400 feet away); Salvation Army Site (about 500 feet away); The White Chapel District (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.
 
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Celebrating 100 years of Service Marker located in Waterfall Garden image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2011
2. Celebrating 100 years of Service Marker located in Waterfall Garden
Waterfall Garden image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2011
3. Waterfall Garden
Waterfall Garden image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2011
4. Waterfall Garden
Waterfall Garden Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2011
5. Waterfall Garden Plaque
Waterfall Garden Created and Maintained for the People of Seattle By The Annie E. Casey Foundation In honor of all the men and women of United Parcel Service 1977
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 843 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 11, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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