The location of Seattle is between the salt waters of Puget Sound and the fresh waters of Lake Washington. It is visible as a strip of land. The city is constructed on hills and around water. The climate of the city is marine and the city has prolific vegetation and an abundance of several natural resources. Read More..

Seattle initially relied on a single industry and that was logging Industry. From the time of the first colonial activities in 1851, the timber trade proved to be the primary source of growth in this small northwestern town. Read More..

The excess of timber in Seattle proved to be dangerous as it led to breaking out of fire in Seattle. This was because almost each and every building in Seattle was constructed of timber which is inflammable in nature. Therefore, even the fire spread very quickly. Read More..

The Klondke Gold Rush was the prime reason because of which several people migrated to Seattle in 1896. Seattle's temperate climate and location made it the obvious transportation and supply center for those heading to the cold climate and harsh conditions of the Klondike and Alaska in search of gold. Read More..

The founder of Boeing Company was William Boeing who had his start from the timber Industry of Seattle. William Boeing's knowledge of wood helped him to begin the designing of the planes in wood and later he founded his own airline manufacturing company in the year 1916. Read More..

The Century 21 Exposition and the World's Fair was hosted by Seattle in the year 1962. This was done in order to combat the decline of downtown Seattle due to the economic downturn that was suffered during the war. The fair was hosted with a futuristic theme and several iconic structures were involved as a part of the fair such as Space Needle, Monorail, and the complete Seattle Center. Read More..

The Oil Crisis of 1970s led to another economic downturn in Seattle. The city faced a major setback as a result of this economic downturn. Several people also lost their jobs. There was a heavy reliance of Seattle on Boeing as that was one of the primary employers of Seattle. Boeing also suffered tremendous economic setback and the company also had one of the worst recovery in employment post economic depression. Read More..

Though Microsoft was not originally founded in Seattle, but its founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen soon decided relocated the headquarters of the company in Seattle following its initial successes in the computer industry. Read More..

Coffee Industry was another major industry that slowly emerged in Seattle. The industry was supported by the cool and damp climate of the Seattle city. Additionally, there were high number of technology workers who contributed to huge coffee sales in Seattle. Read More..