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West Seattle, which features some of Seattle�s most popular
beachfronts, is credited as the landing point for Seattle�s first white
settlers.
Each year, a small party of enthusiasts reenacts the 1851 landing at Alki
Beach of a small small group of 19th-century pioneers now known as the Denny
Party.
The Denny�s original landing point, located a
few hundred yards east of Alki Point near the intersection of 63rd Avenue SW
and Alki Avenue Southwest, is now part of Seattle�s most popular beachfront
park, Alki Beach Park.
To some, its 2.5 miles of sunny shoreline is
reminiscent of the California beach scene, where bikini-clad swimmers take
advantage of above-optimum summer temperatures. But the spectacular horizon
of the Olympic Mountains rising over the waters of
Puget Sound and the
Kitsap Peninsula make it hard to
forget that this is really the Northwest.
West Seattle offers ferry service to
Vashon Island and
the Kitsap Peninsula year
around, and during the summer, to
downtown Seattle.
Visitors will find no shortage of attractions and activities to enjoy in
West Seattle. Its numerous recreation areas include several stunning
outlooks featuring Puget Sound, Kitsap Peninsula and outlying vistas. Me-Kwa-Mooks
Park, on West Seattle�s central coast, and Emma Schmitz Overlook provide
walking areas and park benches along the shoreline. Lincoln Park in
Fauntleroy is one of Seattle�s larger parks, with 135 acres of parkland
dedicated to outdoor recreation.
West Seattle also features a diverse selection of restaurants and
accommodation to choose from, all of which are within easy reach of downtown
Seattle and major highways.
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Seattle by Dana Dawson, David Dawson.
June 1999, 4th edition, Paperback,
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July 1998, mini edition, Paperback, 256
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September 1998, Paperback, 222 pages, (guidebook)
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June 1998, Paperback, 6th edition, (non-fiction)
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 Nature
Walks in & Around Seattle: All-Season Exploring in Parks,
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by Cathy M. McDonald, Stephen Whitney (Contributor), James Hendrickson
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February 1998, Paperback,
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Handbooks: Washington
by Don Pitcher
June 2002, 7th edition, Paperback,
1000 pages, (guidebook).
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December 1991, Paperback,
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