and wilderness areas

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Laser-cut wooden relief map of San Francisco

bike rides and even up the Space Needle

Travel the waterways and view the islands

Images of America- Seattle's Coal Legacy Mark Smaalders and wilderness areasIn the 1880s, Seattle became a major coal port in the United States. By 1908, Puget Sound was the third largest coal port, after New York and Baltimore. For Seattle, the major coal mines were in Issaquah, New Castle, Renton, and Black Diamond, with many other smaller mines throughout King County. Until the petroleum revolution, Seattle exported most of its coal to San Francisco. Because of coal, Seattle became a center for skilled engineers,