September 1 – October 19, 1878
The Promised Land of Mukilteo
Northern Star pitches sold Mukilteo homesteads, marshland and industry in 1878.
3 reports in The Northern Star, September 1 – October 19, 1878.
The story
Between Sept. 1 and Oct. 19, 1878, The Northern Star of Snohomish City carried three promotional pieces about settlement and development around Mukilteo and the Snohomish County shoreline. The pieces promised valuable homesteads, marshland ranches, and a future of agriculture, ship-building, and commerce. The reports are promotional and do not establish that the promised development occurred; one describes a “colony” on the river rather than Mukilteo specifically.
Told from the 3 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 3
- The Northern StarThe Promised Land of Mukilteo
Developers pitch a vision of 'valuable' homesteads and marshland ranches to settlers, promising a life of agriculture and industry on the shores of the Sound.
- The Northern StarThe Promised Land on the Sound
A speculative real estate pitch from 1880s Snohomish invites settlers to a 'colony' on the river, promising prime marshland and a booming industrial future.
- The Northern StarThe Boom Town That Never Quite Was
A speculative real estate advertisement touts Mukilteo as the next great industrial powerhouse, promising a future of ship-building and commerce that would forever alter the Snohomish County shoreline.
From the pages
The Northern Star · Sep 1, 1878
The Northern Star · Sep 21, 1878
The Northern Star · Oct 19, 1878
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