June 14 – July 3, 1876
The Centennial Party That Put Seattle on the Map
Seattle's 1876 Fourth of July: six June notices, no report of the day itself.
6 reports in The Daily Intelligencer, June 14 – July 3, 1876.
The story
Between June 14 and July 3, 1876, The Daily Intelligencer of Seattle ran a series of announcements about plans for a Fourth of July Centennial celebration in Seattle, to which the whole Washington Territory was invited. According to these reports, civic leaders organized a city-wide committee and enlisted merchants, ship captains, and dignitaries to stage the event. The archive holds only this advance publicity; no account of the celebration itself, and no attendance figures or program details, appear in the reports given.
Told from the 6 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 6
- The Daily IntelligencerSeattle's 1876 Fourth of July Invitation to the Whole Territory
As the United States turned 100, local leaders issued a rallying cry to the whole Washington Territory to descend upon Seattle for a historic 4th of July celebration.
- The Daily IntelligencerSeattle Invites the Whole Territory to Its Centennial Fourth
As the United States turned 100 in 1876, Seattle's civic leaders mobilized an elaborate city-wide committee to prove the frontier outpost was a modern, patriotic city.
- The Daily IntelligencerSeattle’s First Independence Day Mega-Festival
As the United States approached its 1876 Centennial, Seattle organizers launched an ambitious, city-wide effort to host a monumental July 4th celebration that would signal the town's arrival on the map.
- The Daily IntelligencerSeattle’s 1876 Fourth of July Extravaganza
As the United States approached its first centennial, Seattle civic leaders mobilized to prove the frontier outpost was a city of substance, dignity, and unity.
- The Daily IntelligencerSeattle’s First 'Big' Fourth of July
As the nation prepared to mark its Centennial in 1876, the citizens of Seattle mobilized every merchant, captain, and dignitary to prove the young town was ready for the spotlight.
- The Daily IntelligencerSeattle Invites the Territory to a Centennial Fourth
As the United States turned 100 in 1876, Seattle's civic leaders mobilized an ambitious, city-wide organizing committee to prove the frontier outpost was a proper American town.
From the pages
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 14, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 27, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 29, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jun 30, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jul 1, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer · Jul 3, 1876
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