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Author Archives: Wedgwood in Seattle History
One Hundred Years in the Wedgwood Business District
The year 2022 marked one hundred years since the first store opened in what is now defined as the Wedgwood neighborhood, between NE 75th to 95th Streets in northeast Seattle. The north-south arterial 35th Ave NE is the central core of Wedgwood … Continue reading
The Spiger Family in Ravenna
The life story of Henry Spiger tells of the western migration of Americans after the Civil War, and the attraction to the growth opportunities in Seattle in the 1880s. Henry Spiger, born before the Civil War, gradually migrated from his … Continue reading
Posted in gas stations, Neighborhood features, Plat names, Seattle History
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Meadowbrook’s Garden
A hedge of zinnia flowers along the roadside attracts our eye and tells us that something special is happening at 10700 30th Ave NE. Adjacent to the tennis courts at Nathan Hale High School, on land which belongs to Seattle … Continue reading
An Elm Tree in Seattle History
The American Elm is a species of tree native to the northeastern United States, and elms can also thrive in the temperate climate of the Pacific Northwest. Elms can grow to seventy feet high, with a wide-spreading canopy of branches … Continue reading
Posted in Immigrant heritage, Meadowbrook neighborhood, trees
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, Trees, WPLongform
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A Civil War Confederate in Seattle: John Scurry
The events of the American Civil War, 1861-1865, occurred far, far away in the eastern USA but during those years residents of Seattle certainly were aware of the conflict. In the decades after the Civil War, veterans tended to migrate … Continue reading
A Civil War Veteran in Fall City: Augustus Marshall
Americans have always been a people on-the-move. Every year numbers of Americans relocate for reasons of access to jobs, education or simply for a change of lifestyle to explore a different region and climate. From the earliest years of the … Continue reading
A Civil War Veteran in Seattle: H.C. Henry
During the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865, one of the pivotal battles was at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, over three days: July 1, 2, and 3, 1863. This titanic confrontation between Confederate troops commanded by Robert E. Lee, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gettysburg, historic buildings, Neighbrohood History, Seattle
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The Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel at Northgate
Thornton Creek, with two main branches north and south, flows in a southeasterly direction through north Seattle to the creek’s outlet at NE 93rd Street (Matthews Beach) on Lake Washington. The North Branch originates in Shoreline, and the South Branch … Continue reading
Dorothy’s Thornton Creek Adventure
The Thornton Creek watershed extends eighteen miles through Shoreline and northeast Seattle, with its outlet into Lake Washington at about NE 93rd Street. The creek has two main branches, North and South, with many tributaries. Just as it is today … Continue reading
Posted in Meadowbrook neighborhood, Thornton Creek
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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The Roy Land Family of Meadowbrook
In 1930 twenty-four-year-old Henry Land and his wife were living near NE 97th Street in northeast Seattle, where Thornton Creek flowed past on its way to what is now Matthews Beach. Henry worked as a mechanic at one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Meadowbrook neighborhood
Tagged 1930s, horses, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 