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Fremont in Seattle: Public Art at Troll’s Knoll
Fremont in Seattle is a lively, art-filled neighborhood with volunteers in projects such as the Troll’s Knoll Forest on North 36th Street. Volunteers maintain the site and are asking for contributions to restore the recently-damaged artwork. Here is a message … Continue reading
Mary Boman: Seattle and Beyond
George Boman was only 46 years old when he died in Seattle on December 19, 1890. He had grown up in Tennessee and after fighting in the Union Army in the Civil War, he never went back home. He journeyed … Continue reading
George Boman in 1890 in Seattle
George Boman, originally from Tennessee, was a Civil War veteran who made the classic American western migration across the USA in search of opportunities. After his Civil War service ended in 1865, Boman went to Kentucky, spent a few years … Continue reading
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George Boman in the Prosperous 1880s in Seattle
In 1882-1883 George Boman split up with his second wife, Adelia, and started a new life in a house on the north shore of Lake Union, on what is now Woodland Park Avenue North near Stone Way. Those streets did … Continue reading
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A Civil War Veteran in Seattle: George Boman
As of 1874 George Boman had done a lot of living in his thirty years of life. He’d already been married and divorced in Tennessee, had fought for the Union in the Civil War, had made a new marriage in … Continue reading
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The Journey of a Civil War Veteran: George Boman of Tennessee
In the years after the Civil War of 1861 to 1865, veterans became part of the Western Movement in the USA. Most soldiers returned to their home states at first, and then many former soldiers pursued opportunities in undeveloped lands … Continue reading
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A Civil War Veteran in Seattle: Edward Lind
The Civil War of the United States was fought from 1861 to 1865 and yet, 160 years later, we are still fighting issues of the unity and principles of what it means to be an American. Throughout their lifetimes, veterans … Continue reading
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South of the Bridge in Fremont
From the earliest years of white settlers’ arrival in Seattle in the 1850s, land speculators and businessmen were attracted to what is now the Fremont neighborhood at the northwest corner of Lake Union. A big advantage of the site was … Continue reading
Art on 34th in the Fremont Neighborhood of Seattle
The highly walkable Fremont neighborhood of Seattle has many artworks in easily observable outdoor settings. Some of the best-known artworks are the statue of Lenin located just west of Fremont Avenue, and the Fremont Troll on North 36th Street underneath … Continue reading
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Fremont at the Center of the Universe
Fremont is one of Seattle’s most art-filled neighborhoods, with many murals, sculptures and other indoor and outdoor artworks. As written on the webpage of the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, “Where else will you find a troll, a drawbridge, a rocket, … Continue reading
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 