_(cropped).jpeg) The original totem pole, circa 1911 | |
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| Location | Pioneer Square Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Type | Totem pole |
| Material | Hemlock (original) Red cedar (replica) |
| Width | 4.5 feet (1.4 m) (replica)[1] |
| Height | 49 feet 8 inches (15.14 m) (original) 50 feet (15 m) (replica) |
| Completion date | c. 1790 (original) 1940 (replica) |
Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem Pole | |
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| Coordinates | 47°36′7.5″N 122°20′2.6″W / 47.602083°N 122.334056°W |
| Part of | Pioneer Square–Skid Road District (ID70000086[3]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001340[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1977 |
| Designated NHL | May 5, 1977 |
| Designated CP | June 22, 1970 |
The Pioneer Square totem pole, also referred to as the Seattle totem pole and historically as the Chief-of-All-Women pole, is a Tlingit totem pole located in Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle, Washington.
The original totem pole was carved in 1790 and raised in the Tlingit village on Tongass Island, Alaska to honor the Tlingit woman Chief-of-All-Women. The totem pole was later stolen by Seattle businessmen on an expedition to Alaska and subsequently gifted to the City of Seattle in 1899, where it was raised in Pioneer Square and became a source of civic pride. The totem pole was later damaged by arson and a replica was commissioned and installed in its place in 1940, which is now designated a National Historic Landmark.