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The forested area is Discovery Park, with the brown area being the Fort Lawton Military Reserve. Discovery Park was created in the early 1970s from land surplus to the U.S. Army's Fort Lawton. The site for the 1,100-acre (4.5 km 2) fort had been given to the Army by the city in 1898, and the fort opened in 1900. The Army offered to sell it back ...
Denny-Blaine Park (One of the "improved parks" mentioned in the Seattle Park Board's annual report for 1909) The City of Seattle Parks and Recreation department lists a number of other parks, playgrounds, and playfields "influenced or recommended" by the Olmsteds, including the city's largest park: 534-acre (2.16 km 2) Discovery Park. [1]
Matia Island Marine State Park: San Juan: 145 59 Strait of Georgia McMicken Island Marine State Park Mason: 11.5 4.7 South Puget Sound Patos Island Marine State Park: San Juan: 207 84 Strait of Georgia Posey Island Marine State Park: San Juan: 1 0.40 Haro Strait Saddlebag Island Marine State Park San Juan: 24 9.7 Padilla Bay Skagit Island ...
Columbia Plateau Trail - Spokane to Pasco; Spokane city segment known as Fish Lake Trail [5] Ferry County Rail Trail - Republic to Canada–US border at Danville Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - formerly John Wayne Pioneer Trail, extends from the Idaho border to the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains
Seattle's oldest park, it was completely flattened in the Denny Regrade in 1930. Denny-Blaine Park: Denny-Blaine: Discovery Park: 1973 Magnolia: 534 acres (216 ha) Dr. Jose Rizal Park: 1979 Beacon Hill: 9.6 acres (3.9 ha) East Montlake Park: Montlake: Fairview Park: Eastlake: 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) Fauntleroy Park: 1971 Fauntleroy: 32.9 acres (13. ...
The statue of William Henry Seward and Volunteer Park Conservatory c. 1925. In 1878, the City of Seattle spent $2,000 to acquire approximately 45 acres (180,000 m 2) on north Capitol Hill from a sawmill engineer. Originally named City Park, it was renamed Volunteer Park in 1901 to honor the volunteers who served in the Spanish–American War. [2]
In November 1971, the parties agreed that the city would grant UIATF with a 99-year lease on 20 acres (81,000 m²) in what would become Seattle's Discovery Park, with options for renewal without renegotiation. [11] [15] [18] [19] In addition, the City granted $600,000 to the American Indian Women's Service League for a social services center. [11]
West Point Light ; Location: Seattle, Washington: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1881: Foundation: Natural/emplaced: Construction: Brick with stucco: Automated: 1985: Height: 7 m (23 ft) : Shape: Square: Markings: White: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Fog signal: Horn: 1 every 10s, activated for 30 minutes by keying a mike 5 times on VHF channel 78A: Light ...