Coupeville in Island County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Original Home of Seattle’s Best Coffee
By Barry Swackhamer, October 31, 2012
1. Original Home of Seattle’s Best Coffee Marker
“I bought a small old fashion coffee roaster and I plan to roast my own coffee. Front Street will never smell the same!”
– Jim Stewart 1969
Jim and Dave Stewart, coffee pioneers and founders of Seattle’s Best Coffee, opened their first shop here in 1969. They initially called their business the Wet Whisker. The business became known as Seattle’s Best Coffee in 1991 when Jim and Dave won a contest for the best coffee in Seattle.
Location. 48° 13.268′ N, 122° 41.279′ W. Marker is in Coupeville, Washington, in Island County. Marker is on Front St NW. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Front St NW, Coupeville WA 98239, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Keeping the Alexander Blockhouse alive!!! (within shouting distance of this marker); Zylstra Law Office (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Isaac Neff Ebey – Rebecca Whitey Ebey (approx. Ľ mile away); The Jolly Boat (approx. 0.3 miles away); Remaining Blockhouses of Central Whidbey (approx. 1.3 miles away); Davis Blockhouse
By Barry Swackhamer, October 31, 2012
2. Original Home of Seattle’s Best Coffee Marker
The plaque mounted above the marker reads:
1890
Island County Abstract Office
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
Island County Abstract Office
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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