Board of Tide Land Appraisers
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- Mar 17, 1895The 3,249-Acre Map That Laid Out Seattle’s WaterfrontIn 1895, King County appraisers filed the first full plat of Seattle’s tide lands—reserving broad rail avenues, harbor blocks and a street grid that still shadows the modern waterfront.Seattle, WA
- Apr 12, 1895One Street, Eight Names: The Tide-Land Map That Broke Seattle's AddressesWhen the tide-land appraisers published their new plat, they named the filled waterfront after the states and the big cities — ignoring every street already on the ground. City Engineer Thomson's renaming scheme collapsed on the spot.Seattle, WA