By the turn of the 20th century, many American cities had distinct identities based on their particular industry. New York served as the national hub for finance, Chicago was a major meat processing base, Los Angeles became a center for film production, and so on. These distinctions only ...
(25 km) northeast of Seattle, the headquarters of several high-technology companies, including Microsoft and Nintendo of America, and today among the fastest-growing cities in the region; Everett, at the mouth of the Snohomish River, some 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle and a major port...