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How the Lake Washington Ship Canal Changed Seattle

Spring has arrived, and you're likely to observe or even make a few changes to your spring landscape. We can easily say the Lake Washington Ship Canal was a BIG change exerted over the past century! Find out more from author David B. Williams on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Join Ballard Historical Society to answer, "What drove civic leaders to plan a waterway, in a city already surrounded by water?" A great event for those interested in Seattle history or economic and environmental effects of man-made changes in our region. David B. Williams is the author of Waterway, out this year from HistoryLink (other authors include Jennifer Ott and the staff of HistoryLink). Pre-order discount and information by the distributor, University of Washington Press. (The book will not be available for purchase at this presentation. There's still time to acquire your own copy for signing through UW Press!) David...

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