Georgetown

Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is West Seattle; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is Beacon Hill; and on the south by Boeing Field. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (394x698, 14 KB)Map of Seattle, Washington with Georgetown neighborhood highlighted. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (394x698, 14 KB)Map of Seattle, Washington with Georgetown neighborhood highlighted. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Downtown Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Government County King Mayor Greg Nickels NP/Democrat ¹ Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 369. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF) NYSE: BNI, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and established as a result of a 1995 merger between the parent companies of the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America... The Union Pacific Railroad NYSE: UNP is the largest railroad in the United States. ... The Industrial District is an industrial neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the west by the Duwamish Waterway and Elliott Bay, beyond which lies West Seattle; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which lies Beacon Hill; on the north by S. King and S. Dearborn Streets... The Duwamish River is the name of the lower 12 miles (19 km) of Washington states Green River. ... West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, USA, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST Mexico Federal Highway 1 British Columbia provincial highway 99 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS CA-4 CA-7 Image:OR-4. ... Beacon Hill Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle, Washington. ... Boeing Field, officially King County International Airport (IATA airport code BFI, ICAO airport code KBFI) is a two-runway airport owned and run by King County, Washington. ...

Despite being surrounded on all sides by industry, Georgetown retains a good number of residences and businesses.

History

White settlement began on September 16, 1851, when Luther Collins staked his claim. It was named by Julius Horton after his son in 1890. The original Rainier Brewery, once reportedly the sixth-largest brewery in the world, began operations in 1882. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the red brick brewery dominates the commercial district along Airport Way S. September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Georgetown existed as an independent city from 1904 to 1910, when it was annexed by Seattle. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

External Links

Georgetown Community Council