[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2209]
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               THE 150TH BIRTHDAY OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 5, 2001

  Mr. INSLEE. As our country recently prepared for its annual 
commemoration of the first Thanksgiving, my state was also honoring 
those who founded the city of Seattle 150 years ago. On November 13, 
1851, the Denny Party, composed of 22 men, women, and children arrived 
at Alki Point in the pouring rain. They arrived only to find the cabin 
which the leader's brother, David Denny was supposed to prepare, 
unfinished and without a roof. David Denny himself lay sick and 
feverish.
  Like those who survived the first tough winter in Plymouth, the Denny 
Party persevered. Their dreams of a city would not have survived, 
however, without the help of Native Americans. As the sopping wet and 
nearly helpless Denny Party struggled to survive, the Duwamish tribe, 
led by Chief Sealth, chose to camp around the party in order to protect 
them.
  While Seattle celebrates the landing of the Denny Party, we must also 
remember those who lived here before- and continue to live here today. 
Without the assistance of Chief Sealth, the Duwamish tribe, and other 
tribes, the Denny Party could not have achieved their dreams of a city; 
a city named for the Chief who protected and helped those early 
settlers in their quest for a new home.

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