Seattle, Washington

USA / Washington / Seattle /
 city, county seat
Seattle is the largest city and the metropolitan center of the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, 100 miles (174 km) south of the U.S.–Canadian border in King County, of which it is the county seat.
Seattle was first settled by Europeans November 13, 1851, by Arthur A. Denny and his crew, known as the Denny party. Its first name was New York, then Duwamps, then finally it was named after Chief Noah Sealth who was chief of the two tribes living in the area ("Seattle" is an anglicized rendition of his last name). As of 2009, the city had a population of 600,000 and a metropolitan population of 3.9 million. Its official nickname is the Emerald City, the name alludes to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area. It is also referred to as the Gateway to Alaska, Queen City, and Jet City, due to the local influence of Boeing. Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.

Seattle is often regarded as the birthplace of grunge music, and has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption; coffee companies founded in Seattle include Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Tully's, as well as many successful independent artisanal espresso roasters and cafes. Seattle was the site of the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization, and the attendant demonstrations by anti-globalization activists, which were in keeping with Seattle's left-leaning history and reputation. Researchers at Central Connecticut State University ranked Seattle the most literate city in America in 2005. Moreover, a United States Census Bureau survey showed that Seattle has the highest percentage of college graduates of any major U.S. city as well as one of the United States' largest gay populations. Based on per capita income, Seattle ranks 36th of 522 studied areas in the state of Washington.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle
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Coordinates:   47°36'53"N   122°20'9"W

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  • I'd love to come to visit Seattle...reading about it and sounds so lovely....maybe one day dreams do come true ....Smiles
  • Great city for traveling!
  • I would like visit this town!
  • the best city in the world. the bad thing is the weather.
  • I love my city! Seattle has something for everybody.
  • I was born here and wish I could live there again ! Gorgeous city for its size and doesnt suffer from smog like L.A. does.
  • I am proud to be from here. I even like the rain, it's really refreshing and makes you appreciate the sunny days when they come around. I was born here and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
  • Seattle is a very unique and beautiful place to live. You have a large but not crazy city and it's SO easy to escape. From the Cascade mountains to Olympic National Park, British Columbia to the north, Oregon to the south. Rain forest, desert, mountains ocean...it's all here. See some inspiring photographs of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest here - http://www.mackieimages.com
  • The city of grunge.
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