B. S. Alexander
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- Jul 4, 1884The Dream of a Seattle Ship CanalProposals to link Lake Washington, Lake Union, and the Puget Sound via canals promised to unlock vast timber and coal riches, but the path forward remains a tangled mess of congressional bills and engineering hurdles.Seattle, WA
- Feb 24, 1895Seattle's Bid to Be the Liverpool of AmericaIn 1895, boosters imagined a Lake Washington ship canal turning Puget Sound into a freshwater harbor for world commerce, coal trade, and naval power.Seattle, WA