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In 1860 (or, more likely, some time slightly later), landowner Harvey Pike tried to cut the first ditch connecting Lake
Washington's Union Bay and Lake Union's Portage Bay, but gave up and deeded his land to the Lake Washington Ship Canal Company, which built a transiting rail line for portaging
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Portage Bay until the 2010s, when it was demolished to make way for a public park. Fritz Hedges Waterway Park opened in October 2020, using funding from the
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over the water; past this bridge, the body of water is deemed to be Lake Union. In the southern portion, Portage Bay is spanned by the
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lived and carved canoes on the shores of
Portage Bay for many years from 1885. In 1909, the Pay Streak, a vaudeville and sideshows section of the
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The small residential neighborhood of
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After laying out various evidence, Ketcherside concludes, "I would date Harvey Pike’s digging sometime between 1861 and 1869."
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goods between the lakes. This rail line continued use until 1878. In 1883,
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across the
Montlake Isthmus that used to be necessary to move
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is a body of water, often thought of as the eastern arm of
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Location of
Portage Bay within the state of Washington
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309:Map of the neighborhood named for the bay
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174:. To the north is the campus of the
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30:Looking east across Portage Bay to
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435:Long, Priscilla (May 4, 2012) .
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382:Ketcherside, Rob (2023-02-10).
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1094:Lake Washington Ship Canal
467:HistoryLink.org Essay 7082
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415:HistoryLink.org Essay 3404
335:Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
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141:Lake Washington Ship Canal
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235:University of Washington
176:University of Washington
36:University of Washington
166:, over which spans the
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665:International District
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115:47.64722°N 122.31361°W
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1310:Landforms of Seattle
358:Exploring Washington
120:47.64722; -122.31361
1258:Reginald H. Thomson
1253:James. B. Cavanaugh
1248:Hiram M. Chittenden
938:University District
717:Industrial District
317:and on the west by
188:University District
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86:Seattle, Washington
943:University Village
625:Central Waterfront
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409:Long, Priscilla.
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192:Ship Canal Bridge
180:University Bridge
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603:Capitol Hill
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206:district to
204:Capitol Hill
196:Interstate 5
164:Montlake Cut
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1166:Puget Sound
1146:Portage Bay
1120:Fremont Cut
953:Wallingford
933:Squire Park
876:Seward Park
851:Portage Bay
824:Haller Lake
809:Mount Baker
759:Laurelhurst
742:Meadowbrook
630:Cherry Hill
573:Bitter Lake
568:Beacon Hill
499:October 19,
264:David Denny
158:—a part of
133:Portage Bay
118: /
106:122°18′49″W
93:Coordinates
67:Portage Bay
19:Portage Bay
1299:Categories
1156:Salmon Bay
1151:Lake Union
1047:Windermere
1010:Fauntleroy
948:View Ridge
928:South Park
871:Sand Point
856:Queen Anne
834:Maple Leaf
732:Cedar Park
697:Green Lake
692:Georgetown
660:First Hill
635:Crown Hill
583:Briarcliff
578:Blue Ridge
394:2023-02-10
388:ba-kground
342:References
323:Houseboats
274:Cheshiahud
227:houseboats
149:Washington
137:Lake Union
103:47°38′50″N
1175:Crossings
1134:Landforms
963:Northlake
886:South End
866:Roosevelt
839:Pinehurst
819:Northgate
814:New Holly
727:Lake City
702:Greenwood
593:Broadview
588:Broadmoor
390:. Seattle
245:Science.
170:carrying
156:Union Bay
1035:Westwood
1015:Gatewood
1000:Delridge
980:Westlake
975:Wedgwood
958:Meridian
891:Brighton
804:Montlake
799:Magnolia
722:Interbay
682:Eastlake
655:Belltown
650:Downtown
558:Atlantic
473:29 April
447:29 April
420:29 April
329:See also
233:and the
208:Montlake
186:and the
184:Eastlake
162:—by the
82:Location
1030:Seaview
1020:Genesee
861:Ravenna
789:Madrona
687:Fremont
615:Cascade
563:Ballard
286:Fantome
249:History
243:Fishery
215:portage
145:Seattle
1231:People
901:Dunlap
764:Leschi
598:Bryant
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1217:Locks
1101:Works
553:Adams
239:Ocean
223:yacht
990:Alki
881:SoDo
501:2020
475:2011
449:2011
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363:ISBN
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