Junius Rochester, whose family has shaped the city for many generations, is an award-winning Northwest historian and author of numerous books about Seattle and other places.
Meeker, who himself traversed the Oregon Trail, was instrumental in the celebrations and monuments along the Trail. Today, his Puyallup home is a pioneer museum.
David Douglas introduced over 200 Pacific Northwest plants to Great Britain, including the Sitka spruce. At Scone Castle, near his birthplace, a large Douglas fir stands in his honor.
The U.S. Congress appropriated $276,619.15 as full indemnity for losses incurred by the Chinese residents. As a final indignity the settlement was paid to the Chinese government, not to the injured parties.
Hitchman's cherished overview was a 360-degree sighting of whatever emerged from the presses holding content about the Pacific Northwest. And like a perched crow, he intended to see and describe whatever caught his sharp eye.
The Grand Opera House on Cherry Street offered performances almost nightly. Henry and Mrs. B rarely missed a show, and he grew into an arts patron and a lifetime sponsor of musical groups and artists.