Henry Yesler - Wikipedia
Henry Leiter Yesler (December 2, 1810 – December 16, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and a politician, regarded as a founder of the city of Seattle. Yesler served two non-consecutive terms as Mayor of Seattle, and was the city's wealthiest resident during his lifetime. [1]
Yesler, Henry L. (1810?-1892) - HistoryLink.org
Aug 1, 2014 · Henry Yesler was a middle-aged man when he arrived at Elliott Bay in October 1852 and quickly established himself as the most important resident of the rain-swept little spot that would soon become Seattle.
Henry Yesler's Mill and Wharf (Seattle) - HistoryLink.org
May 2, 2023 · When Henry Yesler (1810?-1892) arrived in Seattle in October 1852, the tiny settlement had very little going for it other than the aspirations of the few men and women who had arrived about nine months earlier.
Born in Washington County, Maryland, on November 30, 1810, Henry Yesler received a minimal public education. At a young age he worked as a carpenter and millwright before moving to Massillon, Ohio in 1830. In Massillon, he worked in a sawmill gaining the skills he would later need in the Pacific Northwest.
Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) - Find a Grave Memorial
Seattle Mayor, City Pioneer. Born in Washington County, Maryland, he served two terms as mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1874 to 1875 and from 1885 to 1886. Trained as a carpenter and millwright, he moved to Massillon, Ohio in 1830 …
Henry L. Yesler, native of Maryland, 1810, went to Ohio in 1832, and to Oregon in 1851, and to Seattle in 1852. Times in Oregon in 1851 were good, wages high. When he arrived in Portland they were paying 16tf a foot for hewing timber. There were 2 saw-mills in Port-land but they could not saw long square timber. Conceived the idea of
Biography of Hon. Henry L. Yesler – Access Genealogy
Mr. Yesler has been the creator of a great business, is universally known, and will ever be remembered as one of the noted founders of the Pacific Northwest.
Ten who shaped Seattle: Henry Yesler struck gold in lumber and …
Sep 24, 2001 · Henry Yesler, who arrived in Seattle in October 1852, was reputed to be the city's wealthiest resident during the 1880s. / Museum of History and Industry. When it came to prospecting...
Henry Yesler - (Washington State History) - Fiveable
Henry Yesler was an influential American businessman and politician who played a pivotal role in the development of Seattle, Washington, during the 19th century.
The dark day of mob rule and lynching as sport in Seattle
Jul 18, 2014 · A few weeks later, Henry Yesler was quoted in Harper’s Weekly saying, “That was the first fruit them trees ever bore, but it was the finest.” In Andrew William Piper’s cartoon of the event, the...
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