Images of America- Seattle's Coal Legacy Woodchart Suitable for plotting courses and

Suitable for plotting courses and bearings on land or sea

this book is a practical resource for today's workboat engineer and oiler

including "America's Most Friendly City"

as long as she was able

hailed as "a beguiling book" (Daily Telegraph)

Images of America- Seattle's Coal Legacy Woodchart Suitable for plotting courses andIn 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,