The "birth" of Seattle is marked by the November 13, 1851, landing of settlers at Alki Beach in what is now West Seattle. Due to the windy conditions at Alki Point most of the settlers, the Denny Party, relocated to the site of present-day Pioneer Square the following spring. Seattle's first major industry was started by Henry Yesler. On October 20, 1852, construction began on his sawmill, which was located at the foot of Yesler Way and First Avenue South. March 26, 1853, the Yesler Sawmill cut the first lumber in King County. The road down which the logs were rolled was originally called "skid road" and this led to the expression "skid row".

March 2, 1853, marked the signing, by U. S. President Filmore, of a bill passed by Congress that established the Washington Territory. The University of Washington cornerstone was laid on May 21, 1861. The university was located in downtown Seattle until the move to its present

April 29th of last year Seattle’s city council approved a $42.8million community development fund. The fund is designed to improve the Sound Transit light rail system that runs through the city. The construction will require the movement of some business, residences, and organizations. The improvement of transportation with this project should help employment, business, and also create many new housing opportunities for the community.

At about 2:30 p.m. on June 6, 1889, a pot of glue bursts into flames in Victor Clairmont's basement cabinet shop at the corner of 1st Ave and Madison St. Efforts to contain the fire fail and it quickly engulfs the wood-frame building. Thanks to a dry spring and a brisk wind, the flames spread, and volunteer firefighters tap out the town's inadequate, privately-owned water mains. By sunset, some 64 acres lie in smoldering ruins. This event is known as Seattle's Great Fire. The city was rebuilt with more brick, stone and iron and the result survives today as Pioneer Square.

Seattle is partly known for its thriving urban cultural and arts scene. There is a vast degree of public art that can be found all over the city. Seattle is one of the premier cities in the country for art, and the arts. They have been ranked among the first 1% for public art programs in the nation. Home to the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, the Henry Frye museum, and the Bellevue Art Museum as well as many others. Seattle has more cultural construction projects in the works than any other urban area in the U.S. with more than $1.2 billion in cultural infrastructure for concert halls, museums, and theatres. Future projects include the new Olympic Sculpture Park on the downtown waterfront by the Seattle Art Museum.

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