Hiram M. Chittenden: A critical look at the man who built the Ballard Locks

July 4, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and the Ballard Locks.

Feliks Banel, an intrepid marketeer of local history, produced a program that aired today June 28 on KIRO radio about Hiram M. Chittenden, the engineer who designed the entire system from Renton to Salmon Bay and re-plumbed King County waterways. Banel raises interesting points about local history and how we go about interpreting it, especially when we discover unsavory aspects.  

Here's the link to the broadcast:

http://mynorthwest.com/676005/centennial-reveals-complicated-legacy-of-locks-namesake/