David Lister
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- Mar 22, 1887The Broken Promises of the Tide FlatsTacoma business leaders turn on the Northern Pacific Railroad after years of waiting for promised infrastructure.Tacoma, WA
- Nov 8, 1887The Smallpox Mayor of Old TacomaWhen an outbreak of smallpox threatened the young town of New Tacoma in 1881, its first mayor took drastic, solitary action to save the community.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 22, 1894Tacoma Pioneer David Lister Dies, Leaving a Legacy of Industry and ResilienceFrom the Great Peshtigo Fire to founding Washington's coke industry, Lister's life traced the raw beginnings of Tacoma.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 26, 1894The Miner's Strange DiscoveryA miner in Carbonado taps into a prehistoric oven formed by a subterranean fire and ancient trees.Carbonado, WA