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Who was Seattle named for?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Seattle was named for Chief Sealth (Seattle) He was the chief of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes and lived form 1786-1866. He signed the Treaty of Port Elliott in 1855, guaranteeing a reservation for his people in what became the state of Washington.

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