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Seattle’s Old Street Signs

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Seattle Department of Transportation is using a new digital method to print all kinds of traffic signs, and they are making old street signs available for purchase.

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Seattle Street Names

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The vision of a city in the place where Seattle now stands was born in the heart of Arthur Denny, a 29-year-old surveyor in Knox County, Illinois in 1851.  As a surveyor Denny knew that in unexplored regions, early-arriving settlers … Continue reading →

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