Foster Island (Washington)

See Foster Island (Ontario) for the island in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Foster Island
Geography
LocationUnion Bay
Administration
United States
CitySeattle
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

Foster Island is an island in Seattle, Washington, USA's Union Bay. Bisected by State Route 520, it is part of the Washington Park Arboretum. There is a walking trail connecting Foster Island and the adjacent Marsh Island to mainland Seattle via a set of bridges and boardwalks.

Foster Island was once the Duwamish burial ground, Stitici, where the dead were placed in boxes tied up in the branches of trees.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Duwamish Tribe: Chesheeahud". duwamishtribe.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  2. ^ "Tribe cautions state on 520 bridge route", Kitsap Sun, February 21, 2005

47°38′32.5″N 122°17′29.7″W / 47.642361°N 122.291583°W / 47.642361; -122.291583


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