Hamm Creek - I'm A Pal

Hamm Creek - I'm A Pal Hamm Creek is located in South Park Seattle & empties into the Duwamish River. Once polluted, it is now a thriving stream in the middle of industry.

Don’t be afraid to stick your neck out.
05/27/2026

Don’t be afraid to stick your neck out.

Vietnam Vet John Beal of Seattle WA rescued a heavily polluted urban stream with years of back-breaking work that was mostly solitary and often ridiculed. Beal hauled away trash and replanted the stream banks, despite taunts from skeptics, using his disability check to support himself and the stream...

John Beal with children from Concord elementary school at Hamm Creek, April 30, 1993. Photographer Robert DeGiulio Seatt...
05/27/2026

John Beal with children from Concord elementary school at Hamm Creek, April 30, 1993. Photographer Robert DeGiulio Seattle Post Intelligencer. Source MOHAI. Further information link in comments.

John Beal bio:
05/27/2026

John Beal bio:

This People's History, written by Stephen Miller, tells of the life of John Beal, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who suffered physical injuries and severe psychological harm while serving in Vietnam, bu

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