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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XPS_george-ward-house-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Two markers are side-by-side on this house:
(Marker 1)
Ward House
Seattle's Oldest Building
1882
Seattle Landmark
(Marker 2)
George Ward House
520 E Denny Way
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XE1_new-dungeness-light-station-history-historical_Sequim-WA.html
Approximately 10,000 years ago
Dungeness Spit began to form. The Spit is formed from sand and gravel from the Olympic Mountains carried by the Dungeness River into Dungeness Bay.
Debris is also sloughed off the bluffs to the west, and redis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W3R_welcome-to-grand-coulee-dam-historical_Coulee-Dam-WA.html
Grand Coulee Dam is the key structure in water utilization for the Columbia River Basin. The dam began operation in 1942 and is one of the world's largest concrete structures. It is a mile long and contains almost 12 million cubic yards of concret…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W3Q_franklin-delano-roosevelt-historical_Coulee-Dam-WA.html
Near this site President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt delivered the address dedicating Grand Coulee Dam. Nearly 20,000 people attended the ceremony which was preceded by an inspection of the dam's construction.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VR8_the-fremont-troll-historical_Seattle-WA.html
The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Witehead with the help from the community. The Fremont Arts Council sponsored the project, which hoped to build a greater sense of place in the neighborh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPM_why-are-the-piers-angled-historical_Seattle-WA.html
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. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPJ_paul-g-allen-bill-gates-historical_Seattle-WA.html
In 1975, guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, Bill Gates and Paul Allen cofounded a company called Microsoft, which would grow to become the #1 computer software company …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPF_crystal-pool-historical_Seattle-WA.html
The Cristalla site is the original home of the Crystal Pool Natatorium. Known as Crystal Pool, the building was commissioned in 1913 by Seattle dignitary C. D. Stimson and designed by architect Marcus Priteca, a prominent West Coast designer famed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPE_speakeasy-cafe-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Just like that - it was gone. An electrical fire gutted the
building at Second Avenue and Bell Street on May 18, 2001,
putting an end to a storied Belltown place. Constructed in
1925 as the Seattle Taxicab Company headquarters and
garage, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPD_father-william-sullivan-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Father Sullivan served as president of Seattle University from 1976-1996, leading it into a prosperous time of record enrollment, financial stability and new academic programs. An insightful leader in the Seattle community, he served as chairman o…