This Traveltalks entry tells how Seattle grew from a remote village to a metropolis thanks to a convenient port, ship building, airplane manufacturing and lumber, and ends with a look at University of Washington's world-famous rowing crew.
This Traveltalks entry visits Seattle and other areas in the state of Washington. Seattle was a small city until the 1897 gold rush in Alaska and the Yukon. Following the opening of the Panama Canal and during WWI it served as a major ship building center. We also visit a Weyerhaeuser lumber camp located between Longview and Tacoma, and the city of Everett, where lumber is used in the burgeoning aircraft industry.—David Glagovsky <dglagovsky@prodigy.net>