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v. t. e. 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.
Seattle was incorporated as a town January 14, 1865. That charter was voided January 18, 1867, in response to questionable activities of the town's elected leaders. Seattle was re-incorporated December 2, 1869. At the times of incorporations, the population was approximately 350 and 1,000, respectively. [5]
Regrading in Seattle. A regrade in progress circa 1907. The building under construction is the New Washington Hotel, now the Josephinium at the corner of Second and Stewart. The topography of central Seattle was radically altered by a series of regrades in the city's first century of urban settlement, in what might have been the largest such ...
1900–1940. Since 1940. Timeline. v. t. e. Two conflicting perspectives exist for the early history of Seattle. There is the "establishment" view, which favors the centrality of the Denny Party (generally the Denny, Mercer, Terry, and Boren families), and Henry Yesler. A second, less didactic view, advanced particularly by historian Bill ...
1852 – The Denny Party moves to present day Downtown Seattle in April. 1853 – Seattle becomes seat of King County, Washington Territory. [2] 1854 – School opens. [3] 1855 – Population: 300. [2] 1858 – The arrival of Manuel Lopes, the city's first Black Resident. 1861 – Washington Territorial University established.
The Seattle General Strike was a five-day general work stoppage by 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington from February 6 to 11, 1919. The goal was to support shipyard workers in several unions who were locked out of their jobs when they tried to strike for higher wages. Most other local unions joined the walk-out, including members ...
Map showing the angled streets of downtown Seattle. The street layout of Seattle is based on a series of disjointed rectangular street grids. Most of Seattle and King County use a single street grid, oriented on true north. Near the center of the city, various land claims were platted in the 19th century with differently oriented grids, which ...
Architecture of Seattle. The Space Needle and other Seattle Center buildings built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair), viewed from Kerry Park at sunset. In the background are Downtown and Mount Rainier. Smith Tower (completed 1914) viewed from the north. King Street Station and skyline.