By late 1880 , the Nist family had moved to Seattle , Washington , where he worked as a carpenter at the Seattle Lumber and Commercial Company . When that company was destroyed in the Great Seattle Fire on June 6 , 1889 , Nist and his son Michael launched Queen City Box Manufacturing next to his home on the Northeast corner of Thomas and Rollin , which later became Westlake Avenue North
Great Seattle Fire
Great Seattle Fire
Jacob Nist