Colman
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- Sep 30, 1876The Great Log Boom Break: 800,000 Feet of Timber Set AdriftA catastrophic failure at Colman’s mill sent a massive raft of logs floating into Elliott Bay, threatening the territory's primary industry.Seattle, WA
- Apr 10, 1877The Mill That Stopped: A City Holds Its BreathWhen Colman’s sawmill ceased its daily roar for repairs, the silence was so profound it forced Seattleites to confront their terrifying dependence on industrial machinery.Seattle, WA
- Jul 13, 1878The Day the Locomotives Derailed on the Black RiverA morning commute goes wrong just outside Seattle when two coal trains collide head-on, sending steam engines into the mud.Renton, WA
- Aug 3, 1878The Brutal Survey of Cedar RiverEngineers and directors trek through 20 miles of 'impenetrable thickets' to survey a potential rail expansion for the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad.Maple Valley, WA
- Nov 27, 1880The Sawmill Scandal: Henry Yesler’s Long Legal WarBefore the city grew, Seattle’s founding titan was locked in a decade-long, bitter courtroom battle over his sawmill, revealing the ruthless undercurrents of the frontier economy.Seattle, WA
- Dec 1, 1880The Seattle Bond That Broke the RulesA legal dispute over a $15,000 appeal bond reveals the messy, high-stakes nature of early Seattle commerce and the scrutiny of contract law.Seattle, WA
- Apr 9, 1882The Real Estate Gold Rush: How Seattle’s Early Boomers Made Millions on DirtA Sunday editorial in the Post-Intelligencer lays bare the staggering profits of land speculation in 1883, revealing how a few savvy investors turned hundreds of dollars into fortunes through sheer timing and location.Seattle, WA
- Nov 1, 1885The Miners at Cedar River Take a StandWhen management ignored their ultimatum to discharge Chinese laborers, the miners at the Cedar River coal mines walked off the job in a confrontation that tested the limits of labor power in 1885.Cedar River, WA
- Mar 17, 1886Inquest Probes Patten and Colman Deaths on Lake WashingtonTestimony from an inquest into the suspicious deaths of Patten and Colman near the shores of Lake Washington.Lake Washington, Mercer Island, WA
- Feb 11, 1894The Political Spoils System in City HallAn affidavit from a local laborer reveals that city work was being doled out strictly based on partisan political affiliation rather than merit.Seattle, WA
- Jul 15, 1899The Struggle for a Seattle World's FairPromoters for a Seattle exposition are already hitting walls as they debate locations and worry about the structural integrity of the Armory Hall.Madison Street, Front Street, Yesler Avenue, Seattle, WA