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KIRO Newsradio historian Feliks Banel delivers his All Over The Map feature Friday mornings on Seattle's Morning News

All Over The Map

Image: A side view of the monument in Suquamish Memorial Cemetery at the grave of Chief Sealth, namesake of the city of Seattle. Chief Sealth died on June 7, 1866. Image: The Chief Sealth monument dates back to 1890. Image: Artworks were added to the Chief Sealth grave and it was re-dedicated in 2011. Image: Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman, left, spoke live on KIRO Newsradio with Feliks Banel on Friday, June 7, 2024, the 158th anniversary of the death of Chief Sealth. Image: A red star marks the approximate location of Chief Sealth's 1866 grave on this 1868 nautical chart. Image: A red oval marks the location of Suquamish Memorial Cemetery on this 1947 nautical chart, which also shows the relative location of Seattle. Image: The yellow circle marks the approximate location of Suquamish Memorial Cemetery on this 1937 US Geological Survey topographic map.The yellow circle marks the approximate location of Suquamish Memorial Cemetery on this 1937 US Geological Survey topographic map.
Chief Sealth’s grave can be seen in Suquamish