Our class
was learning about Westward Expansion and why people were moving west. To
extend our studies, we took a trip to the Klondike Gold Rush Museum in Seattle
to learn about the story of the Yukon gold fields and Seattle's crucial role in
this great event.
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| Klondike Gold Rush Museum |
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| Walking from the Museum to Underground Seattle |
Right
before the gold rush, Seattle had a fire that destroyed the city. The people
decided they wanted a city that was a story above the muck, so they kept the
original sidewalks and built the buildings above, creating
the underground tunnels.
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| Our tour guide, Tom, telling us about the history of Seattle. |
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| Underground Seattle |
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| The glass skylights from underground. |
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| The underground sidewalk with ladders to the street. |
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| Checking our the toilet! |
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| Learning about the way the streets were made. |
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| Hanging out underground! |
