Junius Rochester

In today’s Alaska, Russian names and Orthodox churches are found throughout the archipelagos, bays, and river mouths of Baranov’s former fiefdom.  Among the principal reasons for establishing Orthodoxy was to pacify Natives, whose role as virtual slaves in taking sea otters was essential. 

The exposition that most influenced Seattle was the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.  The formula was set in place: family and adult entertainment; history and art exhibits; food and drink everywhere; and showcases for American inventors, architects, and tinkerers.

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.

The city's pioneer cemetery, after several moves, turned out to be Lake View, just north of Volunteer Park.

Minor’s spirit of adventure was intense. 

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 central Seattle neighborhood, sometimes called the Central District or CD, is the heart of residential and rental Seattle.

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.

Catholics may have enjoyed more early success than Protestants in the Oregon-Washington country. 

Designers who "made no small plans" got Seattle's parks off to a running start, even if some plans were nixed and others partly completed.