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infrastructure (buildings, transportation, utilities, etc.), and people of Seattle.

Environment

Infrastructure

Environment

Air Quality // Animals // Aquariums // Burn Bans // Earthquakes // Eclipses // Endangered Species // Environment // Forests // Geographic Names & Nicknames // Hills & Mountains // Land Area // Latitude & Longitude // Livability // Maps // Meteors // Moon Phases // Noise // Observatories & Planetariums // Parks // Pollen Count // Rivers // Salmon // Seasons // Ski Reports // Star naming // Sunrise & Sunset // Tides // Time // Volcanoes // Weather // Zoos

Air Quality: Puget Sound Air Quality // WA Air Quality //
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency // WA Dept Ecology Air Quality Program // US EPA Office of Air Quality Planning
Animals: Lost Pets Hotline (206-386-4254) //
Seattle Animal Control // King Co Animal Control // WA Dept Fish & Wildlife // US Fish & Wildlife Service // US Nat Marine Fisheries Service //
WA State Wildlife Areas // WA National Wildlife Refuges & National Fish Hatcheries //
Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program (WA) // Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program (US) //
Ballard/Chittenden Locks Fish Ladder // Birdwatching in WA State // Central WA Univ Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute (Ellensburg) // Emerald Downs (Auburn-horse racetrack) // Humane Society (Bellevue) // National Wildlife Federation, NW Field Office // NW Aide Dog Foundation // NW Animal Rights Network // Olympic Game Farm (Sequim) // Pasado's Safe Haven (Sultan) // PAWS: Progressive Animal Welfare Soc (Lynnwood) // PAWS Wildlife Center (Lynnwood) // PetShelter Network // Seattle Audubon Soc // Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue // US National Wild Horse & Burro Program // US Wild Horse & Burro Internet Adoption // WA Dog Clubs // WA Wildlife Federation // Whale Museum (Friday Harbor) // Wolf Haven (Tenino)
See also: Aquariums; Dog Off-leash Areas; Zoos.
- Endangered Species: US Endangered Species Home Page // WA Natural Heritage Program //
  WA Endangered Species of Animals & Plants // WA Threatened & Endangered Species //
  IUCN Red Lists of Threatened Species // WCMC World List of Threatened Animals // World Wildlife Fund Endangered Species
- Salmon: Salmon Friendly SEA // KC Salmon Conservation & Recovery // KC Salmon & Trout Topics // WA Governor's Salmon Recovery Office // WA Dept Fish & Wildlife // WA Salmon Recovery Funding Board // US Army Corps of Engineers // US Fish & Wildlife Service // US National Marine Fisheries Service // US NW Fisheries Science Center // US SalmonRecovery.gov // For the Sake of the Salmon // Long Live the Kings // Mid-Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group // NW Indian Fisheries Commission // NW Power Planning Council // Pacific Salmon Gateway // People for Salmon // SalmonWeb // StreamNet // Tri-County Salmon Info Center // Trout Unlimited // WA Forest Protection Assoc // WA Sea Grant
Burn Bans: Puget Sound Burning Bans
Earthquakes:
- Current: Pacific NW Recent Earthquakes // Univ Washington Seismology & Earthquake Info
- Historical: Seattle's Largest Earthquake (1949) // Seattle's Largest Earthquake (1949) // Seattle's 2nd Largest Earthquake (1965) // Seattle's 2nd Largest Earthquake (1965) // Major Seattle Earthquakes // Alaska's Largest Earthquake (1964) // San Francisco's Largest Earthquake (1906) // Top Ten World Earthquakes (1900-1994)
Eclipses:
Upcoming & Recent Solar & Lunar Eclipses // Lunar Eclipse Finder // Solar Eclipse Info
Environment: NW Environmental Orgs // NW Environmental Orgs // ONE/Northwest // Puget Sound Green Pages //
KC Local Hazardous Waste Management Program // Puget Sound Clean Air Agency //
WA Dept Ecology // WA Dept Natural Resources // WA Environmental Permit Assistance Center //
WA State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) // WA State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) //
US Environmental Protection Agency // US Environmental Permitting Clearinghouse //
Chemical Scorecard // Community Coalition for Environmental Justice // Earth Share of WA // EnviroStars Program // EPA Envirofacts Warehouse // Greenpeace // Land Trust Alliance NW Program // Master Home Environmentalist Program // Nature Conservancy // 1000 Friends of WA // Pacific NW Pollution Prevention Resource Center // People for Puget Sound // PRISM: Puget Sound Regional Synthesis Model // Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team // Puget Soundkeeper Alliance // Right-to-Know Network // Sea Shepherd Conservation Soc // Seattle Environmental Education Homepage // Sierra Club // Superfund for Hazardous Waste Cleanup Sites in WA // Sustainable Seattle // WA Conservation Voters // WA Environmental Chartbook // WA Environmental Council // WA Environmental Health 2000 // WA Toxics Coalition // WA Wilderness Coalition // WashPIRG // Watch Over WA // Wilderness Society
Geographic names & nicknames:
Seattle Name Origin // Seattle Name Origin // King County Name Origin // Washington State Name Origin //
Seattle Nickname // Washington State Nickname //
WA Place Names Database // US Geographic Names Info Sys // US Geographic Nameserver //
Canadian Geographical Names // Getty Thesaurus of World Geographic Names // World Geographic Names
Hills & Mountains, highest:
Seattle's Highest Hills // WA Highest Mountain // WA Highest Mountains
Land Area: Seattle Area (scroll down that page a little to see the figure) // King Co Land Area // WA Counties Area // WA State Area // US Area
Latitude & Longitude: Seattle Latitude & Longitude // Seattle Latitude & Longitude (scroll down page) // WA Cities Latitude & Longitude
Livability: BestPlaces.net // Homefair Relocation Tools // Relocation Central // Virtual Relocation // Yahoo City Profiles //
Forbes Mag Best Places // Fortune Mag Best Cities for Business // Money Mag Best Places to Live // Places Rated Almanac //
Communities Count: King Co Social & Health Indicators // King Co Annual Affordable Housing Bulletin // King Co Annual Growth Report // King Co Occupational Outlook // Livable Communities Homepage (US Gov) // Seattle Area Indicators of Sustainable Community // Sprawl Report Card-Central Puget Sound // Texas Trans Inst Annual US Urban Traffic Study // WA Environmental Chartbook
Maps:
- Local: Central Puget Sound Map // Color Landform Atlas: WA // County Map of WA // King Co Cities Maps // King Co Property Research // Map of Downtown Seattle Government Bldgs // Map of King County // Seattle Maps (scroll down page) // Seattle Maps // Thomas Brothers Maps: King/Pierce/Snohomish Counties // WA Cities Maps
  See also: Bicycle Maps.
- National: ArcData Online // Color Landform Atlas of US // Demographic Data Viewer // Earth & Moon Viewer // Expedia Maps // MapBlast // MapQuest // Maps On Us // National Atlas of US // National Geographic MapMachine // Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection // TerraServer (Microsoft) // TerraServer.com // Tiger Mapping Service (US Census) // TopoZone // Xerox PARC Map Viewer // Yahoo Maps
Meteors: Meteor Observing Calendar (Gary Kronk) // Meteor Shower Calendar (Intern Met Org) // Meteor Shower Calendar (No Amer Met Ntwrk) // Meteor Showers (Amer Met Soc)
Moon phases: Moon Phases (1990-2005)
Noise: Seattle Noise Ordinance // Seattle DCLU Construction Noise Regs (CAM 118) // SeaTac Airport Noise Abatement // Barking Dogs (SEA) (scroll down page // King Co Noise Code (scroll down page to Codes) // Boeing Field/King Co Intern Airport Noise Programs // Barking Dogs (KC) // WA Maximum Environmental Noise Levels
Observatories & planetariums, astronomical:
Seattle Astronomical Society Public Viewing // Univ Washington Campus Observatory // Willard W. Smith Planetarium (Pacific Science Center) // Edwin E. Ritchie Observatory (Bainbridge Island) // Goldendale Observatory State Park (Goldendale) // Pettinger-Guiley Observatory (Puyallup) // Squak Mountain Telescope Gang Public Viewing (Issaquah) // Western Washington Univ Planetarium (Bellingham) // Willard Geer Planetarium (Bellevue)
Pollen count: AAAA&I Nat Allergy Bureau // Allegra // Pollen.com // Yahoo // Zyrtec
Rivers:
- Conditions: Adopt-A-Stream Foundation // American Rivers // Boating on KC Rivers // Interactive Stream Maps // KC Hydrologic Info Center // Nat Weather Svc Hydrologic Info Center // Nat Weather Svc NW River Forecast Center // Seattle Urban Creeks Legacy // StreamNet // US Army Corps of Engineers // US EPA Surf Your Watershed // US Geological Survey // WA Dept Ecology
- Lists: Amer Whitewater Affiliation list // Travel in WA list WA Dept Ecology list
Seasons: Seasons (1992-2005)
Star naming: Private-International Star Registry (Ingleside, IL)
Sunrise & Sunset: Sunrise & Sunset Times
Tides: Seattle 4-Day Tide Prediction // Seattle Tide & Current Predictor
Time: Pacific Zone Time // Seattle Time // Seattle Time //
Date & Time Gateway // Local Times Around World // Time Zone Converter // Time Zone Page // US Time Zones // World Time Zone Map // Worldtime
Volcanoes: Cascades Volcano Observatory // Mt St Helens // Mt St Helens Nat Monument // Univ Washington Volcano Sys Cent
Weather: Climate of WA Cities // Intellicast // Mountain Pass Reports // Nat Weather Svc Seattle // NOAA Weather Radio // Old Farmer's Almanac // Pac NW Weather Records Search // Seattle Climate // Seattle Weather // Seattle Weather Page // Univ Wash Atmospheric Sci // USA Today Weather // WA Mountain Pass Report // WA Weather Jumpstation // Weather Channel // Weather Underground // Western Regional Climate Center // WorldClimate // Yahoo Weather

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Infrastructure

Buildings // Power Agencies // Real Estate // Stadiums, New // Transportation // Utilities // Venues

Buildings: History of a Building //
Official City of Seattle Landmarks // Seattle Observation Towers // Seattle's Tallest Buildings History // World High Rise Buildings Database // World's Tallest Buildings //
Columbia Seafirst Center (Bankamerica Tower) // King Co Courthouse // Kingdome // Sick's Stadium // Sick's Stadium // Smith Tower // Space Needle // World Trade Center Seattle
Power agencies: Bonneville Power Admin (BPA) // Energy Northwest (formerly WPPSS-Washington Public Power Supply System) // Northwest Power Planning Council (NWPPC) // Northwest Public Power Assoc (NWPPA) // Public Power Council (PPC)
Real Estate: Tenants Union (tenant support & info) // Apartment Assoc (landlord support & info) //
Master Builders Assoc // Northwest Multiple Listing Service // Seattle-King Co Assoc of Realtors //
Apartment Hunters-Seattle // Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisors // For Sale By Owner Online Seattle // HomeAdvisor (Microsoft-MSN) // HomeScout // King Co Property Research // Nat Assoc of Realtors // Rent Net // REONET // Seattle Apartments Online // Seattle Area Home Values Series (Seattle Times) // Seattle For Sale By Owner // Seattle Real Estate Resources // Seattle Times Real Estate Ads // WA Center for Real Estate Research // Yahoo Seattle Real Estate
- Real Estate Magazines:
  - Apartments: Apartment Guide // Apartments for Rent
  - Homes: For Sale By Owner // Harmon Homes // Homes & Land // John L. Scott // Puget Sound New Homes // Real Estate Book
Stadiums, new:
- Baseball (opened 1999):
  WA St Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District // Safeco Field
- Football (opening 2002):
  WA St Public Stadium Authority // First & Goal Inc
Transportation:
- General: Seattle Transportation Dept // King Co Dept Transportation // WA Dept Transportation // US Dept Transportation //
  Commuter Challenge // Riderlink // Smart Trek // Texas Transportation Institute (annual urban traffic report) // Transportation Choices Coalition (formerly ALT-TRANS) // Transportation Connections // Univ Washington: Intelligent Transportation Systems // Univ Washington: WA State Transportation Center-TRAC // WA Transportation Alliance
- Airplanes: Aircraft Noise Hotline // Airline On-Time Statistics // Airline 800 Numbers & Websites // Airlines 800 Numbers // Airlines of the Web // Airlines Serving Seattle (scroll down page) // American Express Flight Tracker // Boeing Co // Citizens Fed-Up with Aviation Noise-CFAN // Federal Aviation Admin-FAA NW Mountain Region // Regional Commission on Airport Affairs // Seattle Council on Airport Affairs // Shuttle Express (airport transportation) // WA Pilots Assoc
  - Airports: US &: International Airports //
    Sea-Tac Airport // Sea-Tac Airport: QuickAid //
    Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplanes // King Co International Airport-Boeing Field // Seattle Seaplanes //
    Paine Field Airport-Snohomish Co Airport (Everett) // Renton Municipal Airport (Renton)
- Autos: Traffic Info (WSDOT) //
  Seattle Street Construction Projects // King Co Road Construction Projects // WA Highway Construction Info //
  AARP 55 Alive Mature Driving Program // American Automobile Assoc-WA // Auto Recalls & Safety Problems // Carpool Parking in Downtown Seattle // Flexcar // MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), King Co // Major Taxicab Companies (scroll down page) // National Highway Traffic Safety Admin // Park & Ride Lots for Metro Transit // Seattle Bridge Opening Info // Seattle Potholes Street Repairs // Seattle Residential Parking Zone Program // Texas Trans Inst Annual US Urban Traffic Study // Vanpools & Carpools // WA Speedtraps // WA State Traffic Safety Commission
- Bicycles: Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club // Bicycle Alliance of WA // Bicycle Paper (newspaper) // Bicycle Saturdays & Sundays (Transportation Dept) // Bicycling Links (WSDOT) // Bicycling Visitors Guide to Seattle // Bike Ride Online // Cascade Bicycle Club // Marymoor Velodrome Assoc (Redmond) // Regional Bicycling Resources // Seattle Bicycle Club // Seattle Bicycle Program
  - Bicycle maps: Seattle Bicycling Guide Map // King Co Bicycling Guide Map //
    Bicycling the Rail-Trails of Western WA // Bike Maps in WA State // Burke-Gilman Trail Route Map // Puget Sound Region Bicycle Maps // SeaTac Airport to Downtown Bike Map
- Boats: See also: Boating.
- Buses: Busview // MyBus // PugetPass // Riderlink // U-PASS (Univ Washington)
  - Metro Transit (King Co): Metro Transit // Metro Transit Route Maps //
    Bus Passes // Bus Tunnel // Park & Ride Lots // Ride Free Area // Waterfront Streetcar (Rte 99)
  - Other agencies: Community Transit (Snohomish Co) // Everett Transit (Everett) // Gray Line // Green Tortoise // Greyhound // Pierce Transit (Pierce Co) // ST Express (Sound Transit) // Trailways
- Ferries: Washington State Ferries // Washington State Ferries Route Maps //
  Alaska Ferry // BC Ferries // Elliott Bay Water Taxi // Victoria Clipper (to Victoria,BC-passengers) // Youra Ferry Guide
- Monorail: Elevated Transportation Co (future plans) // Monorail Infopage (articles) // Seattle Monorail (current one)
- Trains: Amtrak // Amtrak Cascades // Amtrak Schedules // Northwest Amtrak Schedules // Pacific Northwest Railroading // Sounder Commuter Train // Spirit of WA Dinner Train // WA Assoc Rail Passengers
- Regional transit agency: Sound Transit
Utilities: Info on Utilities in King Co // WA Utilities & Transportation Commission
- Cable TV: Seattle Office of Cable Communications // KC Office of Cable Communications //
  Cable Customer Bill of Rights // AT&T Cable Services (formerly TCI) // Summit // TCI Franchise Agreement
- Electricity: Seattle City Light // Puget Sound Energy (King Co outside Seattle) // Skagit Tours (City Light dams)
- Garbage/Sewer/Water: Seattle Public Utilities
  King Co Garbage Collection Companies by City // King Co Solid Waste Div // King Co Wastewater Treatment Div // King Co Water Utilities
  See also: Garbage Transfer Stations.
- Natural gas: Puget Sound Energy
- Telephone: Qwest (Seattle & Bellevue) // GTE (most King Co outside Seattle)
Venues for events: Regional Venue Seating Charts // Seattle Meeting Planners Guide //
Seattle Area Banquet & Reception Sites //
Bell Harbor International Conference Center // Benaroya Hall // Broadway Performance Hall // Century Ballroom // Ethnic Cultural Center & Theatre Complex (UW) // Fifth Avenue Theater // Gorge Amphitheatre // Hokum Hall // King Cat Theatre // Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center // Meany Theater (UW) // Moore Theatre // Nippon Kan Theatre // Paramount Theatre // Seattle Center // Stadium Exhibition Center // Tacoma Dome // Town Hall // WA State Convention & Trade Center // World Trade Center Seattle

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People

Area Codes // Chief Seattle // Children // Consumers // Directories, Telephone & Reverse & Toll-Free // Ethnic // Fire (1889) // Genealogy // Graves // History // Incorporation (cities) // Jobs // Junk Mail & Telephone & Email Solicitor Reduction // Minimum Wage // Native American Tribes // Package shipment tracking // Population // Seniors // Settlement // Statehood // Unemployment Statistics // UPC-Universal Product Codes // World's Fairs // Zip Codes

Children:
- Local: Atlantic Street Center // Big Brothers Big Sisters of King Co // Boy Scouts, Chief Seattle Council // Camp Fire Boys & Girls, Central Puget Sound Council // Child Care Resources // Children's Alliance of WA // Dragonflight-Metro Seattle Gamers // Girl Scouts, Totem Council // International Youth Hall of Fame // It's About Time for Kids // Junior Achievement of Greater Pug Snd // King Co Library Sys Kidspage // King Co Library Sys Teen Zone // Little League Baseball, Seattle-WA District 8 (206-483-9753) // NW Baby & Child (newspaper) // Seattle Childcare Providers // Seattle City Kids // Seattle MOST Initiative // Seattle Out-of-School Activity Database // Seattle Parks Dept Programs for Children // Seattle Parks Dept Programs for Teens // Seattle Pub Library Children's Center // Seattle Pub Library Young Adult Services // Seattle Young People's Project // Seattle Youth Involvement Network // Seattle Youth Soccer Assoc // Seattle's Child (newspaper) // Summer Youth Employment Program // Teen Link // Tribes Project // WA Child Protective Services // WA Missing Children Clearinghouse // Youth Yellow Pages
- National: Access America for Students // Afterschool.gov // Child Safety on the Information Superhighway // Federal Student Aid Forms // GetNetWise // National Center for Missing & Exploited Children // Student Financial Assistance // Title IV School Codes
- Children's Web Site Directories: Amer Library Assoc 700+ Great Sites for Kids // AOL NetFind For Kids // Ask Jeeves for Kids // AskERIC // Awesome Library // B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper // Berit's Best Sites for Kids // Bess // Bigchalk.com // Blue Web'n // Busy Teachers' WebSite // CEARCH Virtual Schoolhouse // Children's Literature Web Guide // Classroom Connect's Education Sites // CoolSchool // Disney's Internet Guide // Education Index // Education World // EdView SmartZone // Encyclopedia Britannica's Internet Guide // Federal Resources for Educational Excellence-FREE // Gateway to Educational Materials-GEM // Internet Pub Library Teen Div // Internet Pub Library Youth Div // Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators // Kid Info // KIDS Report // KidsClick // KidsConnect // KidsNook // KidsWeb // Library in the Sky // Lightspan // MaMaMedia.com // OneKey // Pitsco's Ask an Expert // SafeSurf // Schoolwork.org // Searchopolis // StudyWeb // Teen Hoopla // www.4Kids.org // Yahooligans
See also: Youth Volunteer Programs.
Consumers: Seattle Consumer Affairs Unit // WA Attorney General Consumer Protection Div // US Gov Consumer Gateway //
Seattle Times Troubleshooter Guide to Solving Consumer Problems // Consumer Action Handbook // Consumer World //
Auto Recalls & Safety Problems // Better Business Bureaus // Consumer Credit Counseling Svc // Consumer Federation of America // Consumer Info Center // Consumer Reports // Consumers Union // Deja.com // Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides // Epinions.com // Fed Trade Comm Consumer Protection // Gomez.com // GTE Consumer Guide // Kelley Blue Book (auto prices) // Nat Fraud Info Center // Nat Inst for Consumer Education // Opt-Out // Product Recalls (CPSC) // Product ReviewNet // WA Citizen Action // WashPIRG
- Junk mail & telephone & email solicitor reduction: Private-Direct Marketing Assoc
- Package shipment tracking: Airborne Express // AirNet Express // BAX Global // DHL Worldwide Express // Emery Worldwide // Federal Express (FedEx) // Greyhound Package Express // Nippon Express USA // OCS America // Purolator Courier // Roadway Express // United Parcel Service (UPS) // US Postal Service
- UPC-Universal product codes: UPC Agency (Uniform Code Council-Dayton, OH) //
Directories, telephone: Telephone Directories on the Web (worldwide)
- White pages: AnyWho // Canada411 // InfoSpace // Switchboard // WhoWhere // Yahoo People Search // 555-1212.com
- Yellow pages: AnyWho // BigYellow // GTE SuperPages // InfoSpace // Qwest Dex // Yahoo Yellow Pages
- Reverse: AnyWho // InfoUSA.com // InfoSpace //
- Toll-free: AT&T/AnyWho // Internet 800 Directory
- Area Codes: Area Codes // Area Code Changes // Area Code Map // Area & Country Codes International Calling Codes
- Zip Codes: US Zip Code Lookup // US State Abbreviations // Seattle Zip Code Map //
  Canadian Postal Codes // Canadian Province Abbreviations // Worldwide Postal Codes // Worldwide Postal Codes
Ethnic: Ethnic Heritage Council //
Asian Counseling & Referral Service (206-461-3606) // Central Area Motivation Program // Chinese Information & Service Center (206-343-0070) // El Centro de la Raza // Japan-America Soc of WA // Jewish Fed of Greater Seattle // NAACP Seattle Chapter (206-324-6600) // Refugee Federation Service Center (206-725-9181) // Urban League
- Native American tribes (American Indians):
  WA Indian Tribes // WA Indian Tribes // WA Indian Cultural Centers & Museums //
  Original WA Indian Tribes Map // Northwest Indian Land Areas Map //
  Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (Portland) // Bureau of Indian Affairs Portland Office // Indian Country Today (newspaper) // Seattle Indian Center // United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (206-285-4425) //
  American Indian Tribes // Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes // Native American Nations // Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Member Tribes // US Indian Tribe Addresses & Leaders (Northwest tribes are under Portland Area Office) // US Native American Tribal Contacts
  - Chief Seattle:
    Alternative Versions of Chief Seattle's Speech // Chief Seattle on Internet // Chief Seattle References //
    Arbor Heights School version // Bob Hard version // Chief Seattle Arts version // Mountain Man Graphics version // Suquamish Tribe version
Genealogy: Seattle Genealogical Society // Seattle Public Library Genealogy Collection //
Ancestry's Social Security Death Index // Cyndi's List of WA Genealogy Sites // FamilySearch // Genealogy Helplist WA // King Co Genealogical Resources // LDS Research Outline for WA // Roots-L List of WA Genealogy Sites // US National Archives Seattle Branch // WA Genealogical Societies // WA Genealogical Societies // WA Genealogy Resources // WA LDS Family History Centers // WA LDS Family History Centers // WA LDS Family History Centers // WA State Genealogical Society // WA State GenWeb Project
Graves: Find A Grave // Political Graveyard //
Cobain, Kurt (ashes) (Apr 5, 1994) // Denny, Arthur (Jan 9,1899) // Hendrix, Jimi (Sept 18, 1970) // Jackson, Henry 'Scoop' (Sept 1, 1983) // Joseph, Chief (Sept 21, 1904) // Lee, Brandon (Mar 31, 1993) // Lee, Bruce (Jul 20, 1973) // Lee, Bruce // MacDonald, Ranald (Aug, 1894) // Magnuson, Warren G. (May 20, 1989) // Seattle, Chief (Jun 7, 1866) // Seattle, Chief // Whitman, Marcus (Nov 29, 1847) // Yesler, Henry (Dec 16, 1892)
History: HistoryLink
- Timelines: Ten Minute History of Seattle // King County Historical Milestones // Timeline Washington
- Histories: Brief History of Seattle // Heirloom Vegetables // History of a Building // History of WA & Pac NW // King Co Courthouse History // New York, By & By (Early Seattle) // NW Garden History // Seattle & King Co Economic History // Seattle Century (PI series) // Seattle History // Seattle Times Centennial Stories // Univ Washington Pictorial History // WA State History // WPA Life Histories from WA
- Organizations: Assoc of King Co Historical Organizations // Center for Puget Sound History & Archaeology // Center for Study of Pacific Northwest // Historic Seattle // Mus History & Industry // Pacific Northwest Historians Guild // Seattle Underground Tour // WA Local History Network // WA State Historical Society // WA State History Day Contest //
  Northwest History Resources // Seattle & Northwest History Links
- Historic Photographs: Photographic Archives in KC //
  American Memory Project (Library of Congress) // KC House Photographs // Museum of History & Industry // Seattle Municipal Archives // Univ Washington Library // WA State Historical Society
- Bibliographies: Local History Publications in King Co
- Events:
  - Fire, Seattle (June 6, 1889): Seattle Fire // Seattle Fire
  - Incorporation (cities):
    WA Cities Incorporation Dates // Recent KC Incorporation Activity
  - Settlement: Seattle Settlement Date (1851)
  - Statehood: WA Statehood (1889)
  - World's Fairs:
    - Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909): HistoryLink // Seattle P.I. // Seattle Times
    - Century 21 Exposition (1962): Fairs.net // HistoryLink // Seattle Times
See also: Chief Seattle; Earthquakes; Historic Ships; Historic Sites; Volcanoes.
Jobs:
- Local: Greater Seattle Area Job Lines // PDS Joblines //
  Age 55+ Employment Resource Center // CareerNet WA Resources // King Co Labor Market // King Co Occupational Outlook // King Co Occupational Projections // Searching for Training & Employment Programs-STEP // Seattle Area Employment Guide // Seattle Jobs Initiative // Seattle Times Job Ads // Sound Opportunities (environmental jobs newsletter) // Summer Youth Employment Program // Today's Careers (newspaper) // WA Employment Security Dept Job Listings // WA Employment Web Pages // WA Job Bank // WA WorkFirst // WorkSource WA // Yahoo Seattle Employment Listings
- Government Jobs: SEA // KC // WA // USAJobs //
  King Co Library Sys // Port of Seattle // Seattle Pub Library // Seattle Pub Schools // Univ Washington
- National: Occupational Outlook Handbook //
  CareerBuilder.com // CareerJournal.com // ComputerJobs.com // Headhunter.net // HotJobs.com // JobOptions // Jobs.com // Monster.com // 1-Jobs.com
- Minimum wage: WA // US
- Unemployment Statistics: Seattle & WA Unemployment Rate // Seattle & WA Unemployment Rate
Population:
See also: Census.
- Seattle: Seattle Demographics // Seattle Demographics // Seattle Ethnic Population (1990)
- King County: King County Population Censuses (1900-1990)
- Washington (state, cities, counties):
  WA State Data Book (1999) // Population Trends for WA State (2000) //
  WA Cities 1998 Population & Prop Tax Info // WA Cities 50 Largest 2000 Population // WA Counties Population 1990-2000 // WA Counties Population Censuses (1900-1990) // WA Population Censuses (1850-1990) // WA Population Censuses (1900-1990) // WA Population & 10 Largest Cities (1990) // WA Population 1990-2000 (scroll to end of table) // WA Population Projections 1990-2020
- United States: AmeriStat // US Population Clock (current) // US Population (1999) // US Population (1900-1998) // 195 Largest US Cities (1990)
- World: Global Statistics // World Population Clock (current) // World Population (1999) // World Population (10,000 BC-1950 AD) // World Population & Projections (1950-2050) // World Population Data Sheet (countries & continents) // World Population Projections (2010 & 2025) (scroll down page)
Seniors: Senior Info & Assistance (206-448-3110) //
Mayors Office for Senior Citizens // Seattle Aging & Disability Svcs // Seattle Guide to Computer Centers for Seniors // Seattle Parks Dept Programs for Seniors //
King Co Aging Program // Senior Services of Seattle/King Co // Senior Centers //
WA Adult Protective Services // WA Aging & Adult Svcs Admin // WA Long-Term Care Ombudsmen //
Access America for Seniors // Eldercare Locator // Medicare // Social Security Admin // US Admin on Aging //
AARP // AARP 55 Alive Mature Driving Program // Age 55+ Employment Resource Center // Age of Reason // Elderhostel // ElderWeb // Friendly4Seniors // Homesharing for Seniors // King Co Seniors Online // Meals on Wheels & Congregate Nutrition (hot lunch) // Nat Council on the Aging // Northwest Prime Time News (newspaper, 206-236-3124) // Nursing Home Compare // SAGEport // Senior Rights Assistance // Senior Times (newspaper) // SeniorCom // SeniorNet // SeniorsSearch // Third Age
See also: Senior Volunteer Programs.

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