ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this live season-two finale recorded at MOHAI, our host and guest dig into how Seattle was made, from tectonic plates and the Ice Age to the glaciers that deposited our city’s hills, to how land-speculating settlers shaped the ground beneath the city by regrading Denny Hill and creating the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
Tune in for a fascinating conversation about deep time, terraforming, and how understanding history can deepen our relationship with, and sense of belonging to, the place we live.
This episode is hosted by Tony Williams and features guest Vikram Prakash.
Curated HistoryLink article set for this episode includes:
- Denny Regrade (Seattle) - HistoryLink.org by David B. Williams
- Vashon glacier begins to melt and recede from Puget Sound region and Columbia Basin around 16,900 years ago. - HistoryLink.org by Jennifer Ott
- Harvey Pike starts to dig a canal connecting Seattle's Union and Portage bays in the 1860s. by David B. Williams
Additional HistoryLink resources for this episode:
- Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle) - HistoryLink.org by David B. Williams
- Seattle City Council passes ordinance for first large-scale grading of a Seattle street on June 8, 1876. by David B. Williams
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