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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/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/HM1VG3_fire-bell-no-4-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Historic fire bell from Station No. 4 located at 4th and Battery Street in the 1800's prior to the first Denny regrade - This bell sounded out the fire alarms to all the stations in the North End area and Queen Anne Hill by means of area code and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MDG_bell-street-bridge_Seattle-WA.html
The original Bell Street Bridge was a wooden trestle built in 1915 to provide access to Pier 66 from Elliott Avenue and the hillside above.
In the early 1900s, trestle bridges connected many of Seattle's piers on the central waterfront with the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FGD_welcome-to-the-public-market_Seattle-WA.html
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 "Mee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWC9_bell-street-terminal-pier-66_Seattle-WA.html
The site of the Indian camping place called Muck-Muck-Wum. In 1911 the headquarters of Washington's first public port was established here by commissioners H.M. Chittenden, C.E. Remsberg and Robert Bridges. This tablet dedicated May 19, during Nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWAL_chief-seattle_Seattle-WA.html
[Right side of the monument]Kitsap sights Vancouver's vessel 1792 - First vessel on Puget Sound
[Left side of the monument]SeattleChief of the SuquamishA firm friend of the whitesFor him the city of Seattlewas named by its founders