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  Seattle, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Seattle is the largest city in the state of Washington, and in the northwestern United States.
Seattle is known as the home of grunge music, has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption, and was the site of the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization shut down by anti-globalist demonstrators.
Seattle's climate is mild, with the temperature moderated by the sea and protected from winds and storms by the mountains.
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 Seattle, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seattle was the major point of departure during World War II for troops heading to the north Pacific, and Boeing manufactured many of the fighters and bombers.
Seattle has a calm and mild temperate marine climate, since the temperature is moderated by the sea and protected from winds and storms by the mountains.
Seattle's politics have leaned to the left in the last few decades compared to the United States as a whole, although there is a small libertarian movement within the metro area.
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 Wikinfo | Seattle, Washington
Seattle itself, in the early years, was, of course, also a place of wooden buildings, and remained so until the Great Fire of June 6, 1889.
Seattle was re-incorporated as a city on December 2, 1869.
Seattle promoters successfully convinced the world that Seattle was the place to outfit yourself for the journey to Alaska.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Seattle   (3139 words)

  
 Seattle Electric Company Georgetown Steamplant--Seattle, Washington: A National Register of Historic Places Travel ...
The Georgetown Plant is significant as a marker of first generation General Electric turbines when the two turbines were still arranged vertically, by 1908 the turbines sat next to each other because this horizontal arrangement significantly improved production.
Seattle Electric Company constructed this new power plant so that they could provide power during "peak demand" because consumers quickly became heavily reliant on electricity and were intolerant of power failures.
The Seattle Electric Company Georgetown Steam Plant, a National Historic Landmark, is located at the intersection of Greely St. and 13th Ave.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/seattle/s35.htm   (373 words)

  
 Old Georgetown City Hall--Seattle, Washington: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Georgetown's saloon and brewery owners worried that the community's unincorporated status might allow the "war against saloonacy" to turn Georgetown into a "dry village." Prohibition was spreading through King County, and they pushed to create an independent municipality before it affected their community.
Many felt this was part of a shady scheme by Seattle to annex Georgetown, which did absorb the community later that year.
Old Georgetown City Hall continues to be a reminder of the satellite communities that Seattle has absorbed over the years.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/seattle/s34.htm   (345 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Lunch in Georgetown, Seattle, Washington, USA
Georgetown is a south Seattle neighbourhood, bordered by Marginal Way to the east and south, Boeing Field to the south-east, and the train tracks to the north-east.
As Georgetown at noon is populated in the main by hungry locals, as well as a good number of tourists and visitors eager to sample the great American lunchtime dining experience, it is reasonable to expect that there will be a vast array of sandwich-serving establishments.
Pecos Southwestern Grill is an excellent choice if you're in the mood for barbecued meat, shredded and mixed with copious amounts of hot barbecue sauce, and slopped between two hamburger buns to create a sandwich so messy that it can only be eaten with a spork.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A627707   (820 words)

  
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Georgetown/South Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Historic Georgetown is a high-octane blend of commerce, industry, vigilant homeowners and a growing number of artists.
Even though the University of Washington undoubtedly offers a solid education for undergraduates, some of Seattle's most talented and ambitious high school seniors - the ones who would apply to Ivy League schools or top liberal arts colleges - may be craving something a little more rigorous.
With thousands of skateboarders in Seattle and only two public skateparks, Seattle Parks and Recreation and a City Council-appointed task force are working on creating a citywide plan to help provide public facilities for the sport.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /webtowns/town.asp?WTID=20   (811 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/georgetownorbits
The music has appealed to fans throughout Seattle's reggae, jazz, skapunk, soul, and calypso scenes, and continues at each performance to captivate a dancing audience.
In their relatively short career, the Georgetown Orbits have already played with such prominent names as the Toasters (NY), Westbound Train (Boston), the Upright Dub Orchestra (Portland), Mike Park (owner, Asian Man Records), Warsaw Poland Brothers, Nuffsed, the Soul Pistols, Natalie Wouldn't, and other local and touring bands.
The Georgetown Orbits are currently scheduled to play at the Northwest Folklife Festival and the Victoria Ska Festival in British Columbia, and are proud to have recently received a nomination for the Seattle Weekly's Music Awards.
www.myspace.com /georgetownorbits   (981 words)

  
 Georgetown Neighborhood, Seattle WA
Settled by Luther Collins in 1851, Georgetown is Seattle's oldest continually-settled neighborhood.
Seattle Public Utilities has selected the Georgetown business district as the location for a new dump.
Georgetown residents are employed in many industries - the largest being the arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food service industries.
www.georgetownneighborhood.com   (302 words)

  
 Welcome to the Hat n' Boots located in Georgetown, Seattle, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Over 40 sites including gardens, artist studios, bake sale, live music, food and drink, tours of the Georgetown Powerplant Museum and The Communications Museum were open from 10-5 this Sunday and markes the 11th year Georgetown has celebrated the First Homestead in King County and 154 Years of rich Duwamish Valley garden history.
She held a former residence in a small green park in Georgetown many years ago but was moved to her currently location next to the brewery (now between the brewery and Light Rail tunnel construction into Beacon Hill).
Located in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, was only one part of a larger shopping complex called Frontier Village.
www.hatnboots.org   (715 words)

  
 Seattle Hotels: Seattle Super Saver offers hotels in downtown Seattle and surrounding areas
Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau's long-running Seattle Super Saver program is your one-stop shop for the best available rates at Seattle hotels.
In fact, Seattle Super Saver not only offers you a great rate in hotels in and around Seattle, it offers you Seattle’s Best Deal.
Seattle Super Saver is operated by Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau, a non-profit organization and official marketing organization for the Seattle area.
www.seattlesupersaver.com   (155 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/chelaandgeorgetown
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Order your own copy of the Georgetown Orbits' new 7" single, "My Baby's Okay b/w Free The Bears" today.
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 Georgetown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States of America
Georgetown Day School, a private K-12 school in Washington, D.C. Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, a Catholic girls' school in Washington, D.C. University of Georgetown, Guyana
Es Castell in Minorca, Spain, originally called Georgetown
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georgetown   (115 words)

  
 Seattle: Georgetown Inn - Traveler Reviews - terrible - TripAdvisor
Seattle: Georgetown Inn - Traveler Reviews - terrible - TripAdvisor
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We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for Georgetown Inn and Seattle each week.
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 Georgetown (Seattle, WA) Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Front Page » Washington News » Seattle Metro » Georgetown (Seattle, WA) » Real Estate
Georgetown (Seattle, WA) real estate news, broker listings for homes.
Homeowners spent more of their incomes on housing costs last year than at the start of the decade, according to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.
www.topix.net /real-estate/seattle-wa-georgetown   (194 words)

  
 GoCityKids Washington DC | Georgetown Yoga
Location: 1053 31st Street NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20007
Children's yoga classes can improve a child's coordination and ability to focus, while providing exercise and increasing self-confidence.
Classes include yoga poses, songs, games, relaxation exercises, team building, quiet time, art activities and open discussions.
www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=38027   (45 words)

  
 Upcoming.org: Seattle Power Tool Race & Derby at Georgetown (Saturday, July 22, 2006)
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For questions, rants, or to kick down with the people trying to make this event rad.
Hazard Factory and the volunteers helping to organize this event want to keep it free.
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 Georgetown Inn Seattle Washington Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Home » United States » Washington » Seattle » Seattle Hotels » Georgetown Inn
Hampton Inn Seattle in Washington Get great offers online.
We strive to show you every hotel on earth, with accurate, traveler-verified information.
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 Restaurants in Georgetown (Seattle Weekly)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
S.W. Malay Satay Hut (Redmond) 15230 24th St N.E. Malay Satay Hut (Seattle) 212 12th Ave.
N.E. Matt’s Famous Chili Dogs (Georgetown) 6615 E. Marginal Way S. Matt’s Famous Chili Dogs (Lynnwood) 7600 196th St. S.W. Matt's in the Market Pike Place Market, 32 Corner Market Bldg.
Copyright © 1998-2006 by Seattle Weekly Media, 1008 Western Ave, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104.
www.seattleweekly.com /food/restaurants/neighborhoods/georgetown.php   (2541 words)

  
 The Stranger - Seattle's Only Newspaper
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