A. B. Wyckoff
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- Mar 9, 1892The Dream of a Gateway to the LakesIn 1892, Senator Watson Squire made a bold pitch to Congress for a ship canal connecting Puget Sound to Lakes Union and Washington, arguing it would be a strategic marvel for the U.S. Navy and the region’s commercial might.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Mar 16, 1892The Iron Vanguard of the PacificWhile the USS Nipsic was an aging relic of a bygone naval era, its arrival at the Puget Sound station in 1892 marked a pivotal, hard-fought milestone in Seattle's rise as a major military port.Port Orchard, Bremerton, WA
- Dec 11, 1892Breaking Ground for the Port Orchard Dry DockAfter years of lobbying and survey work, the construction of the Puget Sound Naval Station's massive dry dock officially begins with a ceremony led by Commandant Wyckoff.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
- Mar 10, 1893The Great Northern's Secret Path Through SeattleA quiet scheme to carve a tunnel through Beacon Hill and reshape the city's rail infrastructure.Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA
- Sep 16, 1894The Canal Came With a Catch: Seattle Had to Secure the LandCongress had finally committed to a Lake Washington ship canal, but the money came with a condition: Seattle had to secure a free right-of-way from property owners. In 1894, civic leaders began the campaign that would decide whether the project moved forward.Seattle, WA
- Jun 30, 1895The Navy Builds a Monster at Port OrchardIn 1895 the government rushed to finish the third-largest dry dock on earth on Puget Sound — a timber-and-granite pit big enough to swallow any warship afloat, and the reason Seattle's harbor would never be the same.Bremerton, WA