Blake Island

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Blake Island is a small island in Puget Sound, Washington, known today as a state park and historically as the birthplace of the Suquamish and Duwamish leader Chief Seattle.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
protected area
state park
accessibleBy boat only
area approximately 475 acres
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
designatedAs Blake Island Marine State Park
designationYear 1959
governingBody Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
hasFeature beaches
campgrounds
marine state park
moorage docks
moorings buoys
trails
views of Olympic Mountains
views of Seattle skyline
hasNameOrigin George Smith Blake
hasRecreationFacility kayak landing areas
picnic areas
hasRegulation access by private boat or commercial tour
no bridge connection
hasUse boating
camping
hiking
recreation
wildlife viewing
hasVegetation second-growth forest
hasWildlife deer
eagles
marine birds
raccoons
historicalSignificance Duwamish people
surface form: "associated with Duwamish people"

associated with Suquamish people
traditional territory of Coast Salish peoples
traditionally cited as birthplace of Chief Seattle
locatedEastOf Kitsap Peninsula
locatedIn King County, Washington NERFINISHED
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound
Salish Sea
surface form: "Salish Sea region"

Washington
locatedNorthOf Vashon Island
locatedWestOf Seattle
namedAfter George Smith Blake
nearbyCity Bremerton
surface form: "Bremerton, Washington"

Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: "Seattle, Washington"

Vashon Island
surface form: "Vashon Island, Washington"
partOf Blake Island Marine State Park

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Seattle placeOfBirth Blake Island

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