By Mary Blewitt

and wilderness areas

Inscribed with black markings

Lake Ontario 3-D Nautical Wood Chart (Medium)

Laser-cut wooden relief map of San Francisco

Images of America- Seattle's Coal Legacy Mark Smaalders By Mary BlewittIn 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,