Ballast Island (Seattle)
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ballast-island-seattle-0-8647344
title:
Ballast Island (Seattle)
text:
Ballast Island was a small artificial island located on the Seattle Waterfront during the late 1800s. Frequent illegal dumping of ballast led to the designation of a specific region of the Seattle harbor where dumping was permitted. Emerging above the surface around 1880, it grew rapidly following additional dock developments in 1881 which largely encircled the island. It became an encampment site and refuge for Native American migrant workers from across the North Pacific coast, many of whom w
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_Island_(Seattle)
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-03T16:23:14Z
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fields total:
13
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15