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Fremont Troll

by Marissa Pedersen -

The Fremont Troll lives under the Aurora Bridge and is Seattle's most friendly and popular statue. The rumor in the early 1900s was that troll sightings used to happen in the neighborhood of Fremont, which led to this larger-than-life statue. The streets around the area are always packed with people climbing ... [read more]

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