Miike Maru
HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST
AT THIS SITE ON AUGUST 31, 1896, THE NIPPON
YUSEN KAISHA STEAMER "MIIKE MARU" ARRIVED
WITH HER CARGO OF TEA. THIS WAS THE FIRST
REGULARLY SCHEDULED STEAMER SERVICE BETWEEN
THE ORIENT AND SEATTLE, AND MARKED THE
BIRTH OF SEATTLE AS AN INTERNATIONAL PORT.
ERECTED NATIONAL MARITIME DAY - 1968
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