Emma Smith Devoe

Historical marker location:

Tacoma, Washington

( Marker is at the intersection of North 30th Street and North Carr Street, on the right when traveling west on North 30th Street.)

1848 - 1927.

The state's largest city, Seattle, was originally named "New York Alki" by its founders, which means "New York by and by" in Chinook Jargon, a trade language used by Native Americans and early settlers.