Before the turn of the century, Sequim was called Sequin, as it is here on the town's post office. The area was first settled by the Jameston S'Klallam tribe. The city's name was S'Klallam for "still waters."

In this undated photo, Capt. Jake Hall stands in one of his canoes near Sequim. Hall was a member of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe that settled the area, and one of the last traditional canoe makers.

Clams were once so plentiful on the beaches near Sequim that they could be harvested with a horse and plow, as they were in this undated photo.