Puget Sound · WA
Seattle
Named for Chief Si'ahl, built around Elliott Bay.
- Population
- 737,015 (2020 census)
- Denny Party
- 1851
- Great Fire
- 1889
Then
- Before 1851
The Duwamish have at least 17 villages around Elliott Bay.
- 1851
The Denny Party lands at Alki Point on November 13 in the rain.
- 1889
The Great Seattle Fire destroys the business district.
- 1897
The Portland docks with its "ton of gold," and Seattle becomes the Klondike's supply port.
- 1962
The World's Fair brings the Space Needle.
Now
Seattle's port ranks among North America's busiest for containers. This place reaches from Shilshole Bay south past the Duwamish to Des Moines.