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The site provides over 70 oral history interviews with short video excerpts and brief biographies, as well as a listing of historic Civil Rights organizations, a page on Seattle's ethnic press, a resource with lesson plans for teachers, films and slideshows, and a page with in-depth historical essays that explore various issues, incidents and people.
Walter Charles Crowley (June 20, 1947 – September 21, 2007) was an American historian and activist from Washington state.He first entered the public sphere in Seattle through his involvement with the social and political movements of the 1960s, especially the underground press.
A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist, believed to depict Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798), a British naval explorer in 1792, who claimed the territory of modern-day Washington state in the Pacific Northwest region along the West Coast of North America for the United Kingdom / British Empire and named the inlet / bay of Puget Sound.
He donated 34 acres of land and $25,000 to build the sanatorium. In the spring of 1910, Seattle residents voted in favor of a $10,000 bond to aid in construction. [1] A larger bond supporting the institute passed in 1912. [2] When Firland opened, patients initially slept in open-air cottages.
Seattle General Hospital and School for Nurses was a hospital and nursing school in the U.S. state of Washington. It was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in Seattle. [1] The hospital was originally established in 1895 and reopened in a new building in 1900. In 1980, it merged with Swedish Medical Center.
Seattle will open a new space for people to recover and receive treatment for nearly 24 hours after they have overdosed on fentanyl or other drugs, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Thursday. The ...
History of Seattle, Washington 1900–1940: Seattle experienced rapid growth and transformation in the early 20th century, establishing itself as a leader in the Pacific Northwest. The Klondike Gold Rush led to massive immigration, diversifying the city's ethnic mix with arrivals of Japanese, Filipinos, Europeans, and European-Americans.