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Seattle (/siˈætəl/) is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 684,451 residents as of 2015, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013 it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States, and remained in the top five in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.7 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.
The Seattle area was previously inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named "Seattle" in 1852, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country. However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s, with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region. In 1994, the Internet retail giant Amazon was founded in Seattle. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District, to the Central District. The jazz scene developed the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix and the alternative rock sub-genre, grunge.
Questions raised over secrecy around Seattle quake study
Findings indicate Seattle would lose all water pressure within 24 hours of a catastrophic quake and need at least two months to fully restore service.
Travel advice?
"Come to the coast, visit Seattle.....have a good time."
Or.....why not Chicago?
What do the cities have in common?
A: DEMS in positions of power and LIBERALS galore as their voting base.
Aloha, Mark
Hi all! wanted to introduce myself - I'm Rob from Seattle trying to navigate the tricky legal minefield of WA's background check initiative and FFL transfers
So, a Gregoire appointed activist decides to throw out the SAF/NRA lawsuit against the unconstitutional Seattle gun storage law, because "the plaintiffs lacked standing because the group could encourage its members to practice safe storage".
Seattle gun storage law 'eminently reasonable,'...
Howdy,
I live about 40 min northeast of Seattle. New here, just heard about the forum from a friend. I'm excited and nervous about the classifieds....
I am mostly an upland bird hunter and clay shooter so I'll be in the shotgun forums mostly. For the next couple months I'll be out in the woods...
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PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia - Garbage and recycling pickup was called off for customers in much of King and Snohomish Counties for Thursday because of the natural gas pipeline explosion in British Columbia.
Waste Management said the blast disrupted the...
I may be in the market for a low round-count Ruger LCR .357. I am in the Arlington area 40 miles north of Seattle and am looking for a reasonably local seller. Please let me know if you have anything up for sale. Thank you.
Are there rimfire steel challenge or similar events near Seattle (say, 100 minute drive from 45th St and I-5) that would be good for beginners?
Also might be interested in events near Yakima or Tri-cities, for a mini-vacation.
Hey guys I joined to have a good firearms community to interact with that is specific to my area. I currently am living in Seattle (moved from Oregon) for work so finding the time to actually shoot is difficult. I hope this site will help inspire me more to get out. I mostly own and shoot...
Whats going on, I can`t believe it has taken me this long to find this page. Im a former Marine ( 1371) 60 gunner. I will be retiring from my over seas contractor job next year. Seattle has been my home off and on since the late 60`s, but damn it sure has changed.I have left all forms of social...
Confiscation in Seattle, Washington. The neighbor said he was a little odd and didn't feel comfortable with him owning guns, so by all means have the state take them all.
Council passes gun safety regulation; on to court ... -to-court/
We can only hope that this BS is nullified but I am not holding my breath.:mad::mad::mad: