Alki Beach Park
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Alki Beach Park is a Script error: No such module "convert". park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head.[1] It has a Script error: No such module "convert". of beachfront, and was the first public salt-water bathing beach on the west coast of the United States. It is open daily from 4am to 11:30pm.[2]
The beach has a replica of the Statue of Liberty that was installed in 1952.[3] The Alki Point Monument memorializing Seattle's pioneer White settlers is also located in the park. Dogs are allowed in the park, but not on the beach. There is a $500.00 fine for pets on the beach.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
On June 27, 1959, reports of an unexploded naval mine caused the beach to be closed while police evacuated 1,000 people. The reported mine was found to be a homemade anchor with long spikes.[4]
References
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- ↑ Alki Beach ParkTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed online 7 December 2007.
- ↑ Fleming, S. E. (1919), Civics (supplement): Seattle King County, Seattle: Seattle Public Schools, p. 38.
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External links
- Alki Beach Park, Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation.
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