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Historical Markers and War Memorials in King County, Washington
Adjacent to King County, Washington
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| Near Walla Walla Road east of Montlake Boulevard NE. |
| | Built by the US Navy in 1918 as a hangar to house amphibious aircraft for the aviation training corps, this building served as the University of Washington's shell house from 1920 to 1949. Several generations of Husky oarsmen trained here, including . . . — — Map (db m135912) HM |
| On 1st Avenue at Yesler Way, on the left when traveling south on 1st Avenue. |
| | 1909
This ornamental glass and cast iron pergola provided shelter at the northwest’s first comfort station, a place featuring modern conveniences such as public restrooms.
2002
The pergola was extensively damage when a truck failed to safely . . . — — Map (db m47992) HM |
| Near 15th Avenue East south of East Garfield Street. |
| | —First Presbyterian missionary to serve western Washington, 1854. Started 15 churches including the first Presbyterian church of Seattle.
—President of University of Washington, 1865-66 & 1874-76.
—Founded Sumner Academy, . . . — — Map (db m121329) HM |
| On 3rd Avenue at Cherry Street on 3rd Avenue. |
| | The St. Charles Apartments, originally called the Rector Hotel was built to provide accommodations for the patrons of the Grand Seattle Opera.
The St Charles Apartments is listed in the Washington Heritage Register, and the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m48052) HM |
| On Alaskan Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m47999) HM |
| | The White Chapel District:
In the depression of 1893 there stood on opposite corners of Washington Street and Third Avenue, at the foot of “profanity hill,” what was referred to as the most financially solvent institution in . . . — — Map (db m48169) HM |
| On South Jackson Street near 4th Avenue South, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Restored and rededicated by Sound Transit on October 16, 1999 to link the past and future of public transportation and serve the Central Puget Sound community. Union Station served as the Seattle passenger terminal for the Oregon - Washington . . . — — Map (db m48168) HM |
| | In Memory of the
United Confederate Veterans
1861 - 1865 — — Map (db m121320) WM |
| On 2nd Avenue near South Main Street. |
| | 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. — — Map (db m48165) HM |
| On University Street west of 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Victory Square was created during World War II as a place for citizens to rally behind the war effort and to raise community morale. This plaque marks the site, which included a speaker's stand and a replica of the Washington Monument inscribed with . . . — — Map (db m118086) WM |
| On Alaskan Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Seattle waterfront played and exciting role in the early days of pioneer Seattle. Where you are now standing once was tidal flats, edged by forests. Salish natives traveled up and down the coast in intricately carved cedar dugout canoes and . . . — — Map (db m48003) HM |
| On Western Avenue at Virginia Street / Pike Street, in the median on Western Avenue. |
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Welcome to downtown Seattle's neighborhood market. Pike Place Market is the city's center for fresh, local produce, specialty food and small independent businesses. Established in 1907 to connect citizens and farmers, the Market continues its . . . — — Map (db m75521) HM |
| On South 1st Avenue south of Yesler Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | One ton of gear for a year, purchased from Seattle stores like Cooper & Levy.
When news of the Klondike Gold Rush hit the nation's
newspapers in 1897, about 70,000 stampeders rushed to Seattle to catch ships going north to Canada via Alaska. . . . — — Map (db m157615) HM |
| On Alaskan Way south of Wall Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Normally a pier, or dock, extends straight out from the shoreline. So why are the piers in Seattle angled? How would you build them?
Piers are constructed by first driving numerous pilings into the bottom of the bay to support the pier deck. . . . — — Map (db m99666) HM |
| | The original donation of the land by the Kinnear family, the neighbors who donated the first plants to be installed in the park, and the many celebrations held in the park over the years demonstrate the community's love for the park.
1893 - . . . — — Map (db m112940) HM |
| Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Downstream from here, about one mile to the west of where you are now standing, the “last spike” connecting the tracks from the west and east was driven into the ground late at night on January 6, 1893. If you look across this valley . . . — — Map (db m156160) HM |
| On East Railroad Avenue east of 5th Street North, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1890 when James J. Hill decided to extend his Great Northern Railway to the Pacific coast from Montana, he hired John F. Stevens as chief locating engineer to determine the route of the railroad. After locating Marias Pass in Montana, Stevens . . . — — Map (db m129319) HM |
| Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The timbers that held up the wooden roofs of the snowshed rested on large concrete footings, visible to the left in this 1913 photo taken during construction. Look for these footings along this wall and in other places along the Iron Goat Trail. . . . — — Map (db m156190) HM |
| Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This massive concrete wall stands as mute testimony to the fearsome conditions that finally drove the Great Northern Railway off the side of Windy Mountain. Denuded hillsides, unstable from logging and forest fires started by the coal-fired steam . . . — — Map (db m156177) HM |
| Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The twin tunnels were built in 1916 by blasting through solid granite rock. To protect the trains from falling pieces of granite, which is easily cracked by temperature extremes of freezing and thawing, a timber lining was constructed inside the . . . — — Map (db m156145) HM |
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