Capt. Symons
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- Dec 8, 1892The Federal Push for Puget Sound NavigationEngineers lobby for federal funds to clear the Nooksack River and build lighthouses across the Washington coast.Bellingham, WA
- Jun 20, 1894The Navy's $600,000 Question: Was the Dry Dock Built on Bad Piles?A special commission of Army engineers is rushed to Puget Sound to test whether the navy's new dry dock was built on bad piling and inferior concrete.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
- Jul 12, 1894The State Draws a Line Along Seattle’s WaterfrontIn 1896, Olympia fixed the harbor boundary from West Seattle to Meadow Point, mapped new Duwamish and Salmon Bay waterways, and cleared the way to sell tide lands.Seattle, WA