City of Seattle drawn from official records in the city engineer's office by H. D. Chapman (1909)

Files

http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/maps/image/320.jpg

Title

City of Seattle drawn from official records in the city engineer's office by H. D. Chapman (1909)

Subject

Seattle Wash. -- Maps.

Description

1 map : col ; 57 x 37 cm.<br>"Copyrighted 1902"<br>Scanned from: Davis' new commercial encyclopedia : Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. <br>Seattle proper was originally settled in 1852 when a settlement on Alki Point during the previous year was moved to Seattle. By 1880 Seattle was still only the second largest city in Washington. The downtown burned in 1889, and was rebuilt quickly. With the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1893 and the Alaskan gold rush in 1896, Seattle became a major market center.

Creator

Chapman, H. D.

Source

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries

Publisher

Berkeley, Calif. : Ellis A. Davis

Date

1909

Contributor

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Rights

Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691

Relation

Is part of Davis' new commercial encyclopedia : Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest.

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Maps

Identifier

wsu 378<br>F852 D38x 1909

Coverage

United States--Washington (State)--King County--Seattle

Citation

Chapman, H. D., “City of Seattle drawn from official records in the city engineer's office by H. D. Chapman (1909),” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 22, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/1930.