Seattle's Ravenna Neighborhood

For centuries, Native American tribes lived peacefully along the trout-filled stream in a ravine that would later become part of northeastern Seattle. In 1887, the Reverend Beck disembarked from the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad and, in this same area, bought 300 lushly forested acres that he turned into a township and park, both called Ravenna. The town was only three and a half miles from the city center and soon boasted a flour mill and a finishing school. The park itself, with its giant trees, mineral springs, fountains, and music pavilion, soon became a major attraction and well worth the 25[ admission. Eventually the timber was harvested and the school replaced by the university. Today the park remains a haven of serenity and the stream once again runs through it.

Author: Ann Wendell
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 05/02/2007
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.57w x 0.35d
ISBN13: 9780738548715
ISBN10: 0738548715
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