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National Preservation Month
Posted on November 13, 2017 May 1, 2019 by fremont
Venue: Fremont Public Library
When: May 1, 2018 - May 31, 2018
"From Ross Creek to the Ship Canal, How the Canal Impacted Fremont": There will be a month long display of photographs, stories and maps presented by the Fremont Historical Society in partnership with the Seattle Public Library in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, the Ballard Locks, and the Fremont Bridge on July 4, 1917.
Please join us for a reception on Saturday, May 13 from 11 am to 1 pm and an opportunity to chat with Historical Society members about the display. Light refreshments will be served. Free.
At 1 pm, following the reception, Jennifer Ott, HistoryLink historian and co-author with David B. Williams of Waterway: The Story of Seattle's Locks and Ship Canal, will share some of the stories they uncovered in their research about the decades of false starts, the political shenanigans, and far-reaching social, economic, and environmental impacts of the canal's construction and operation. Free.
See below for further details on National Preservation Month.
Fremont History in its Houses
Seattle Times Now and Then, Fremont Postcard, 1908
Fremont and Seattle's Ship Canal
Fremont Bridge
Fremont Houses
Seattle History
Seattle Ship Canal
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The Fremont Historical Society is dedicated to building awareness and appreciation of the history of a unique and early Seattle neighborhood. FHS enriches the community through education in the areas of cultural, political and social history. Through research, documentation, display and promotion, FHS encourages scholarship and accessibility to materials and research which tell the story of the Fremont neighborhood.
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*1937 Photos Courtesy of Puget Sound Regional Branch,
Washington State Archives
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