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Seattle enjoys perhaps the most magnificent setting of any city in America, if not the world. On the shores of Puget Sound, surrounded by lush forests and towering mountains, Seattle packs a lot of scenic value into a small area.
Its history is similarly small and packed. Seattle wasn't permanently settled until 1851, and wasn't incorporated as a town until 1869. From that point on, though, it boomed: first the timber boom, then the business boom that accompanied the Klondike Gold Rush, then the shipbuilding boom of World War I. The Great Depression and the ensuing labor strife seriously damaged Seattle's shipping business; so after World War II, the city promptly reinvented itself through manufacturing and, later, digital and biomedical technologies.
Throughout its history, Seattle and its sister cities of Bellevue and Tacoma have benefitted from the great natural beauty of their setting. Mt. Rainier (originally Mt. Tacoma), the tallest mountain in the Cascades Range, is situated only 60 miles from Seattle, and is visible throughout the region. Other mountains provide not only recreation for climbers, hikers, and skiers, but also the setting for numerous small communities such as Enumclaw and Eatonville. Mt. Rainier National Park takes up 368 square miles in the extreme southeast of the region.
Puget Sound adds to the great beauty of the region, and is well known for its rich wildlife, including orcas and other whales, sea lions, and salmon. It is important as a shipping lane and also as a recreational resource for boaters and fishermen.
Articles
Latest news for Seattle Washington from Puget Sound Business Journal
Russians to bid for U.S. air tanker work
Mar 21, 2010 2:52 am
A Russian government-owned aerospace company will enter the bidding for the U.S. Air Forces refueling tanker contract, The Seattle Times reported Saturday. (BA) (NOC)
PeaceHealth may merge with Vancouver nonprofit
Mar 20, 2010 12:31 am
Southwest Washington Health System could become part of the PeaceHealth family of hospitals in as little as six months, depending on the outcome of negotiations now under way between the two medical g...
FAA to expand big in south Seattle; cities drool
Mar 19, 2010 7:13 pm
Dozens of property owners in five small cities south of Seattle are competing for the largest leasing deal in the Puget Sound regions office market in recent months.
Vancouver (USA) combats mistaken identity
Mar 19, 2010 6:17 pm
Vancouver, the fourth-largest city in Washington, is busting out of the shadow of its Canadian twin with a new branding campaign and tourism slogan.
Puget Sound officials ask for fed help for Howard Hanson Dam
Mar 19, 2010 5:17 pm
Puget Sound elected leaders are asking the federal government for $44 million to repair Howard Hanson Dam in King County.
Murray on possible tanker deadline delay: More games
Mar 19, 2010 4:58 pm
U.S. Patty Murray said the U.S. Department of Defense should not extend the bid deadline for tanker refueling airplanes, calling any consideration of an extension more games from a foreign competitor....
Employment slips in 100 biggest markets
Mar 19, 2010 3:58 pm
Private-sector employment declined in January in all of Americas 100 biggest labor markets, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Boeing ramps up 777, 747 production
Mar 19, 2010 3:45 pm
Boeing Co. said it will speed up production of its Everett-built 777s and 747s, citing increasing customer demand in the recovering airplane market. (BA)
REC says Moses Lake suit mostly about money
Mar 19, 2010 3:30 pm
A lawsuit filed by a Moses Lake property owner asking to halt construction of a $688 million expansion to an REC Silicon chemical plant is mostly about money, according to REC officials.
Green jobs in Washington up by a third
Mar 18, 2010 9:45 pm
According to state statistics, the number of green jobs in Washington states private sector grew to about 62,000 last year from slightly more than 47,000 a year earlier.
News for Washington from The Seattle Times
Sandstorms across China prompt health warnings
Mar 22, 2010 6:50 am
Sandstorms whipped across a wide swath of China on Monday, forcing residents to don masks and scarves to protect themselves from the unhealthy grit.
Congress clears historic health-care bill
Mar 22, 2010 6:49 am
Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracki...
Obama achieves health law success that eluded past
Mar 22, 2010 6:46 am
Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president's pen. Such a moment has come.
House Roll Call: Changes to Senate health bill
Mar 22, 2010 6:46 am
The 220-211 roll call Sunday by which the House passed the Reconciliation Act of 2010, including key changes to the Senate health care bill.
Taylor Smith his two grand slams in Washington softball victory | Northwest briefs
Mar 22, 2010 6:46 am
One day after hitting two home runs and driving in a career-high five runs, Washington sophomore Taylor Smith topped herself by hitting...
Obama slumping in men's, women's NCAA brackets
Mar 22, 2010 6:46 am
Better luck picking next year, Mr. President.
Mar 22, 2010 6:31 am
J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker combined for 20 points in the decisive third quarter and Cleveland beat Detroit 104-79 on Sunday to give the Cavaliers their first season sweep of the Pistons in 30 yea...
One of the joys of retirement: wearing pants | Sideline Chatter
Mar 22, 2010 6:31 am
Pride, it turns out, even goeth before a pro rasslin' fall. "I'm 43 years old," former champ Bill Goldberg told his hometown Tulsa (Okla...
China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto employees
Mar 22, 2010 6:28 am
An Australian executive and three other employees of Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining giant said his company was trying to r...
Asia stocks drop as Greek crisis, India hike weigh
Mar 22, 2010 6:25 am
Asian stock markets fell Monday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and India's sudden interest rate hike rattled investors.
