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Dateline

  • 1792 Capt. George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy explores Puget Sound.

  • 1841 Lt. Charles Wilkes surveys Puget Sound and names it Elliott Bay.

  • 1851 The first white settlers arrive in what will become West Seattle's Alki Point.

  • 1852 These same settlers move to the east side of Elliott Bay from Alki Point, which is subject to storms.

  • 1853 Washington Territory is formed.

  • 1864 The transcontinental telegraph reaches Seattle, connecting it with the rest of the country.

  • 1866 Chief Sealth, for whom Seattle is named, dies and is buried across Puget Sound at Suquamish.

  • 1875 Regular steamship service begins between Seattle and San Francisco.

  • 1889 The Great Seattle Fire levels most of downtown.

  • 1893 The railroad reaches Seattle.

  • 1897 The steamer Portland arrives from Alaska carrying more than a ton of gold and starting the Yukon gold rush.

  • 1907 Pike Place Market is founded.

  • 1916 William Boeing launches his first airplane from Lake Union, beginning an industry that will become Seattle's lifeblood.

  • 1940 The Mercer Island Floating Bridge opens.

  • 1962 The Century 21 exposition is held in Seattle, and the Space Needle is erected.

  • 1971 Starbucks Coffee is founded in Seattle.

  • 1999 Safeco Field, the Seattle Mariners' retractable-roof baseball stadium, opens for business.

  • 2000 The Kingdome is demolished to make way for a new football stadium. Experience Music Project opens at Seattle Center.

  • 2001 An earthquake damages numerous historic buildings in the Pioneer Square area.

  • 2002 The new Seahawks Stadium (later renamed Qwest Field) is completed on the site of the old Kingdome.

  • 2003 Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet move into the new Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center.

  • 2004 The Seattle Central Library, yet another architectural oddity, opens in downtown Seattle.

  • 2007 The Olympic Sculpture Park and a much-expanded Seattle Art Museum open.


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