Hiram Martin Chittenden was an American engineer and historian. A graduate of West Point, he was the Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers from 1906 to 1908). Chittenden was one of the first three elected Port Commissioners at the Port of Seattle. He also helped found the Pacific Coast Association of Port Authorities, later known as the Association of Pacific Ports in 1913. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle are named in his honor.
Chittenden in 1916
1903 colored postcard image of the Chittenden Memorial Bridge
The Port of Seattle is a government agency overseeing the seaport of Seattle, Washington, United States as well as Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. With a portfolio of properties ranging from parks and waterfront real estate, to one of the largest airports and container terminals on the West Coast, the Port of Seattle is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading economic engines.
Aerial view of the Seattle harbor, 2022, showing numerous container terminals operated by the Port of Seattle
Bell Street Terminal, circa 1915
South Lander Street facilities on the East Waterway of the Duwamish, circa 1915
Hooverville on the Seattle tideflats, 1933
