Historical Marker
Merchants Cafe
Historical marker location:
109 1/2 Yesler Way, Seattle, Washington
( Marker is on Yesler Way east of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1972
1889.
The Hanford Site, located in southeastern Washington, was a major production facility for nuclear weapons during World War II and the Cold War. Today, it is the most contaminated nuclear site in the United States and is undergoing a massive cleanup effort.