For a century and a half, Seattle
has welcomed people to the Pacific Northwest. Some remained only
briefly: lumberjacks preparing to attack the region's rich forests,
Klondikers trekking north to search for gold, sailors passing
through a bustling port. Yet many of those who stopped on the
shores of Puget Sound chose to stay. They have taken advantage
of the area's natural resources, traded across the country and
around the world, manufactured products ranging from traditional
tools to cutting-edge computers, and built a community that now
numbers over 500,000.
Seattle: A National Register
of Historic Places Travel Itinerary explores that history
and shows how it continues to shape the city's life today. It
uses residential, commercial, industrial, and religious locations
to create a tour--usable on-line or while traveling through the
city--that documents how past and present come together. The itinerary
features 37 properties, all of which are listed in the National
Park Service's National Register of Historic Places, America's
official list of places important in our history and worthy of
preservation. Through maps, descriptions, and photographs of places
both famous and little-known, this guide illustrates why Seattle
continues to draw people to the Pacific Northwest.
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