Sheep Fold

Archeologists have reason to suspect the Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years. George Vancouver was among the first Europeans to visit. He stopped here in May 1792 during a 4-year expedition to chart the Pacific Northwest. Seattle is the birthplace of Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain. You can still visit the original Starbucks in Pike’s Place Market. When it was built in 1914, 38-storey Smith Tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. It was eclipsed by the the 605’  Space Needle in 1962. In 1966, 11-year-old Bill Gates won dinner atop the Space Needle from his pastor by memorizing Matthew chapters 5, 6 and 7 – the Sermon on the Mount. The world’s second gas station (the first is in St. Louis) was built by Standard Oil (now Chevron) at Seattle’s Pier 32. Seattle has not one but two cruise ship terminals. I do hope that doesn't cause a lot of confusion.