Fast Facts About Seattle
* Seattle is named after Chief Sealth, who led the Duwamish and Suquamish Tribes as the first Euro-American settlers arrived in the greater Seattle area in the 1850s.
* Seattle is ranked the most literate city by Central Conn. State University. Everybody reads here. The Seattle Public Library system has the highest percentage of library card-holders per capita in the country.
* Seattle is a city built on hills and around water, in a mild marine climate that encourages prolific vegetation and abundant natural resources.
* Seattle has the highest percentage of residents with a college degree or higher.
* At 76 stories and 937 feet Columbia Center is Seattle's tallest building and is 12th tallest building in the country. Smith Tower, built in 1914, was once the tallest building west of the Mississippi at 42 stories. Floors are now being sold as condos.
* Seattle was the first city in the US to play a Beatles song on the radio.
* Washington is the birthplace of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, and Bing Crosby.
* Seattle's houseboat population is the country's largest at almost 500 and largest outside of Asia.
* The Farmer's Market at Pike Place Market is the longest continuously operating farmer's market in the US (1907).
* Seattle has two official city slogans; The City of Flowers and The City of Goodwill.
* The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (SR-520) is the longest floating bridge in the world. The Mercer Island Floating Bridge (I-90) was the first floating bridge in the world (1950).
* The Washington State Ferry System is the largest in the country and the third largest in the world, carrying over 25 million passengers annually. Seattle's Pier 52 is the busiest ferry terminal in the U.S.
* Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world, was founded in Seattle
* Washington is home to 3 National Parks, 9 National Forests, and 100 State Parks!
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