Seattle's Lake Union was named at July 4 picnic in 1854

The old story goes that the names of Lake Union and Lake Washington were suggested during a speech given at a 4th of July picnic in Seattle in 1854 The story goes that the names of Lake Union and Lake Washington were suggested during a speech given at a 4th of July picnic in Seattle. But is there proof it happened this way?

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