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Date
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Saturday,
September 27, 2003 |
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City
Visited #:
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375 |
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County:
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King |
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Visited
With:
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David & Randy |
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City Name
History:
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Largest
city in the state, the seat of King County was settled November 13, 1851
at Alki Point on the southern shore of Elliott Bay. On February
15, 1852 three of the pioneers; A.A. Denny, W.N. Bell and C.D. Boren
staked claims on the eastern shore of the bay along what is now the city
center waterfront. On May 23, 1852 the town was platted and named
for the chief of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. His name has
been variously spelled and pronounced: See-alt, See-ualt, See-yat,
Sealth, and Se-at-tlh. Christened Noah Sealth by Catholic Father Modeste Demers, the chief remained a friend of the white settlers until
his death in 1866. |
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