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[โ€“] Klystron@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

A lot of the Seattle area has retained its original indigenous names... Seattle itself was the name of the local chief, Tukwila, Sammamish, Issaquah, Tacoma, Puyallup, Snoqualmie.