Your West Seattle shopping history tidbit for the day

On this date 158 years ago, Charles Terry recorded the first sale at what was the first store in King County – set up on Alki Point two weeks after he and the rest of the Denny Party arrived. Check out this HistoryLink.org article with his merchandise list (the first items sold: two axes), and you’ll feel thankful for whatever you happen onto in your next West Seattle shopping stop. (By the way, November 28, 1851, was the Friday after Thanksgiving.)

1 Reply to "Your West Seattle shopping history tidbit for the day"

  • Jo November 28, 2009 (9:33 am)

    Wow, WSB, that is totally cool.
    Seattle’s first ‘BLACK FRIDAY?’
    I’ve never seen this listing before.
    Does anyone know approximately where Terry’s ‘store’ was on Alki Point (as the streeets are laid out now)?

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