Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Company
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- Jul 16, 1889The Battle for Elliott BayA railroad company is eyeing a constitutional clause to claim millions in tide lands, but the public says the water belongs to the people.Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA
- Jun 3, 1892The Mystery of the Missing Railroad TrackA civil engineer's discovery threatens to derail the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad's land claim in downtown Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Apr 16, 1893The Ram's Horn: When Seattle Went to War With a Railroad Over Six Blocks of Public StreetBoxed in by an injunction, Corporation Counsel Donworth finds a lawyer's loophole: let the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad lay its rails, but serve notice that the city denies the right-of-way exists at all.Seattle, WA
- May 11, 1893The City's Claim to the Tide FlatsThe state Supreme Court rules that Seattle can extend its streets across tide lands, reshaping the city's waterfront development.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- May 27, 1893The Great 'Ram’s Horn' Legal Battle EndsA landmark Supreme Court decision upholds railroad franchises against the City of Seattle, clearing the way for new industrial development along the waterfront.Columbia Street, Seattle, WA
- May 30, 1893The Waterfront Land WarsA railroad company wins an eviction suit against waterfront 'squatters,' highlighting the precarious state of living for those occupying valuable tide lands.Seattle, WA
- Dec 8, 1893The Waterfront Right-of-Way WarProminent developer J. M. Colman seeks to block a railroad from cutting through his prime real estate, claiming the company forfeited its right-of-way by price-gouging.Colman Building, Seattle