Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
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- Jul 1, 1904The Secret Railroad Push for Tacoma’s TideflatsSpeculators and insiders track the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad’s massive move to secure Tacoma’s waterfront for a new industrial empire.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 6, 1904The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Claims Tacoma’s TideflatsNinety-one acres of waterfront land have been purchased, signaling the long-awaited arrival of a new transcontinental rail competitor.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 25, 1904Large-Scale Land Purchase Includes Indigenous Waterfront TerritoryA real estate investor secures hundreds of acres of Indian land near the city's growing waterfront.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 16, 1904A Railroad Rumour Makes Tacoma the Western HubA dispatch says the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul plans a Pacific Coast line with headquarters in Tacoma and a Seattle branch—and its agents are already buying land near Wenatchee.Tacoma, WA
- Oct 13, 1905The Milwaukee Road Sets Its Sights on the PacificA townsite agent confirms the expansion of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad to the coast following massive terminal land buys in Tacoma.Tacoma, WA
- Nov 18, 1909Portland Wins the Milwaukee Road—and the Yakima Valley Gets a New TownA planned extension through the Ahtanum and Klickitat valleys would carry Oriental trade to the Columbia, tap fruit and wheat country, and redraw the map south of North Yakima.Ahtanum Valley, Yakima, WA