Sahalie | Many Years Ago
On August 19, 1885, early German immigrants in the Seattle area formed a physical fitness club called the Seattle Turn Verein. It was created as a social, educational and gymnastics club which had indoor gymnastics as a core activity. The group purchased and owned property in Seattle which they used for their club.
During World War I, there were strong feelings against German related groups. So on July 15, 1918, the club was reorganized and incorporated under Sections 3740-3751, Remington’s Revised Statutes, in the State of Washington, as the “Seattle Gymnastics Society”. In the late 1920’s, younger members of the club began skiing in the Cascade mountains.
