A. Mackintosh
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- May 2, 1877The Great Land Grab: Tacoma Citizens Unite Against Northern Pacific’s ‘Squatter’ TacticsIn a packed hall at Reinig’s Hall, leading citizens condemn the railroad’s seizure of public lands and its attempt to claim hundreds of thousands of acres for a coal line that will never be built.Tacoma, WA
- May 5, 1877The Great Land Grab: Citizens Unite to Stop the Railroad's Theft of Public SoilIn a packed meeting at Reinig’s Hall, Snohomish leaders condemn the Northern Pacific Railway for hoarding millions of acres while building a secret coal line, vowing to fight Congress to return the land to settlers.Snohomish, WA
- Jun 1, 1878The Price of a Wagon Road: Financing the FrontierA look at the logistical grunt work of early King County, from building roads to settling school district boundaries in 1878.Snoqualmie, WA
- Jul 27, 1878The Rails That Built SeattleCivic leaders convene to expand the Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad, the ambitious line designed to link the growing city to the bounty of the east.Renton, Seattle, WA
- Nov 23, 1878The Wild West of Washington Land SpeculationA 19th-century land agent pitches the 'script' system for acquiring Snohomish homesteads, revealing the complex, sometimes predatory, machinery behind early settlement.Snohomish, WA
- Nov 30, 1878The Shadow Market for Public LandA look at the opaque system of land scrip that fueled Washington's early expansion and the brokers who profited from the hustle.Snohomish, WA
- Jun 26, 1886The Temperance Storm Brews in SeattleProhibition advocates take to the stage in 1886, igniting a fierce debate over morality, city control, and the role of the working man in a changing Washington Territory.Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1888The Millionaire’s Gamble: Ryan & McDonald Awarded the $3M Rail ContractNew York contractors secure the massive deal to connect Seattle and Spokane Falls in just two years, promising to unlock Eastern Washington's grain and timber wealth.Seattle, WA