Category:Ballast Island, Seattle, Washington

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<nowiki>Ballast Island; former island formed by landfill</nowiki>
Ballast Island 
former island formed by landfill
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LocationWashington, Pacific Northwest, Washington, Pacific States Region
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Map47° 36′ 02″ N, 122° 20′ 10″ W
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Wikidata Q124693238
NRHP reference number: 100006067
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English: Ballast Island lay in Elliott Bay at the foot of Washington and Main Streets off the shore of Seattle, Washington from roughly the 1860s into the mid-1890s. Sailing ships dumped their ballast of boulders and other materials there, creating an artificial island. At times, the island was occupied by Native Americans displaced by the growing city, and also by some of the poorer settlers. It was ultimately cleared away for port expansion.


This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 100006067.

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