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A Market on Sand Point Way NE

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

During the Civil War in the 1860s, northern industrialists went to Scandinavian countries to recruit workers for mining, logging and factory operations, in place of American men who had gone to fight for the Union. Frank Harold Rovainen (pronounced Rov-EYE-nen), … Continue reading →

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Fremont in Seattle: Street Names and Neighborhood Boundaries

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Fremont in Seattle began as a planned community after investors purchased the land and filed a plat map in May 1888.  A “plat” is any defined area of land for which a plan of lots and streets is laid out. … Continue reading →

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