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Counting the Civil War Veterans in 1890
In the years following the Civil War of 1861-1865, veterans migrated westward to find land and new lives. By 1890 there were at least 1,000 Civil War veterans in the Seattle area and more in many other parts of Washington … Continue reading
The New Thornton Creek School
Decatur School was built in 1961 at 7711 43rd Ave NE on the former site of a Navy housing complex called Shearwater. In 1967 Decatur became a “program school” with a specific educational approach. Over the years it had another … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Pond in Winter
While technically not a park, Meadowbrook Pond is a user-friendly Seattle Public Utilities accessible area with walking paths. The Pond is on the east side of 35th Ave NE with an entrance marked by signage and boulders, directly across the … Continue reading
Candy Cane Lane 2021
A fun family holiday event in northeast Seattle is the annual Candy Cane Lane lights and decorations. Located on NE Ravenna Blvd at 21st Ave NE, Candy Cane Lane is a cluster of 1920s houses all decked out for the … Continue reading
Hunter Tree Farm in Wedgwood in 2021
The Hunter family of the Olympic Peninsula farm, dating back to the 1880s, began growing Christmas trees in 1948. In the 1950s the Hunters began selling cut trees in Seattle. After the site in the present Northgate area closed, the … Continue reading
Names in the Neighborhood: Rogers School
In the summer of 2023 the John Rogers School building at 4030 NE 109th Street was demolished. Over the next two years a new building was constructed on the same site. This blog article is a history of the school’s … Continue reading
Names in the Neighborhood: Bryant
In northeast Seattle most of the neighborhood names are those of real estate developments such as Wedgwood, which originally was only a plat name. The builder of the Wedgwood group of houses, Albert Balch, did not deliberately set out to … Continue reading
The Trees of October in Wedgwood
Wedgwood in northeast Seattle enjoys the autumn colors of leaves in October and November. Street trees called Flame Ash will turn a deep red along 35th Ave NE. The Flame Ash street trees which line 35th Ave NE were planted … Continue reading
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September in Flight: Bird Migration
As the weather gets cooler and the leaves begin to change color, birds begin their annual migration. This article reprinted from All About Birds tells, how, why and where birds migrate. “Geese winging their way south in wrinkled V-shaped flocks … Continue reading
A Headstone for Captain John M Hoyt at Last
Guest article written by Richard Heisler on the Emerging Civil War blog: the story of how the unmarked grave of a Civil War veteran was discovered and honored in Seattle.
Wedgwood in Seattle History 