The Ballard Centennial Bell Tower

was created to hold the old Ballard City Hall bell at the site where the City Hall stood, and to mark the Ballard Avenue Historic District. There’s an inlaid compass in the floor of the bell tower. The tower is located in Marvin's Garden, a quiet oasis across the street from Bergen Place Park in Ballard. https://gilmanpark.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/ballard-city-hal/ http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=298

Seattle 2010 - Ballard District, Ballard Locks, Fishermen's Terminal

May 17th 2015
Ballard is an historic neighborhood located in the NW part of Seattle. Its main landmark is the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (known locally as the "Ballard Locks"). The city of Ballard officially (but reluctantly) became part of Seattle in May 1907. Ballard has been the traditional center of Seattle's ethnically Scandinavian seafaring community who were drawn to the area because of the salmon fishing ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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