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"There are four totems within Occidental Square in the Pioneer Square area. They share a lot of the same history, so the descriptions are similar.
This totem is called Sun and Raven. It is next to Killer Whale. Sun and Raven is the taller of the two…

The “Witness Tree” sculptures, created by Jennifer Dixon and have become iconic identifiers of the park since their inception. The trees each represent different facets of Ballard’s geological, botanical, and cultural history. Much of this cultural…

Interview Questions Asked:
—What should we know about the Duwamish Tribe?
—How did you become chair of the Duwamish Tribe?
—The Duwamish Tribe awaits confirmation of acknowledgement as a tribe by the US government
—What is the current status of…

Map of the Sand Point Peninsula from 1894.

Image taken just two years before the Great Seattle Fire. The text below photograph reads - "The Yesler Leary was the first big house on the left; the Frye Opera the big house on the distant right. The horse cars ran up James Street and north on…

From glaciers to volcanoes to earthquakes, witness the processes that have shaped the Puget Sound landscape.

An aerial photo of the development of the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center in 2004.

An aerial photo of the development of the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center in 2005.

The Washington Court Building, commissioned by madame Lou Graham in 1889 right after the Great Fire. Learn more about this Seattle Historic Site at: web6.seattle.gov/DPD/HistoricalSite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=1107302609

In August 1911, work began on the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks with the construction of a cofferdam, or temporary structure, built to keep water out of the site where the locks will be built. (The locks, originally known as the Government Locks, were…