November 9-15
November 10, 2019
On this day, the Seattle Sounders won their second MLS Cup — the Major League Soccer championship — by defeating Toronto FC 3-1 in front of 69,274, the biggest crowd ever at CenturyLink Field. The team had started the year by winning seven and tying five of its first 13 matches, but slumped in May and June, losing four straight. Its final record was 16 wins, 10 losses, and 8 ties, good enough for second in the Western Conference, but a whopping 16 points behind first-place Los Angeles FC.
November 13, 1998
On this day, Congress authorized the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, an innovative grassroots and voluntary approach to marine conservation for northern Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Born out of a failed campaign to create a national marine sanctuary, the Northwest Straits Initiative pursued local and regional conservation projects to improve habitat, protect species, and educate Northwest residents about their marine environment. Relying on county-level volunteer marine resources committees (MRCs), the initiative works to protect and restore marine ecosystems.
November 15, 1805
On this day, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery reach the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River, one year, six months, and one day after leaving St. Louis, Missouri, in search of the legendary “Northwest Passage” to the sea.
Landing at the highest spot they could find on the northern (Washington) side of the Columbia River estuary, they established what they called “Station Camp.” The site is commemorated by Lewis and Clark Campsite State Park, a tiny roadside attraction two miles southeast of what is now the town of Chinook, on U.S. Route 101. The location of the actual campsite is a matter of conjecture, since the shoreline has shifted by several hundred feet since Lewis and Clark passed through.
This post is in partnership with HistoryLink, and Warren Seyler, former chairman Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Black Muse Resource Center, and the Living Arts Cultural Heritage.
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