Dr. G. A. Weed
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- Aug 8, 1872The Neighborhood Siege on Commercial StreetA century and a half ago, a massive petition of Seattle residents demanded the city ‘cleanse’ a house of ‘contagious pollution,’ setting a precedent for civic moral panics.First Avenue South, Seattle, WA
- Jan 6, 1876The Pioneer Hospital of the Puget Sound FrontierIn an era of dangerous labor and little social support, Dr. G. A. Weed opened a hospital in Seattle designed to serve the 'sick and disabled who have no homes' in the growing mill and mining industries.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Apr 27, 1876A Seven-Ton Crushing on Mill StreetA laborer’s insistence on helping a heavy team leads to a gruesome injury in the heart of 1876 Seattle.Yesler Way, Seattle, WA
- Aug 22, 1876The Smallpox Panic of 1876Busy-bodies spread false rumors of a smallpox outbreak in Seattle, prompting a swift rebuttal from the local physician.Seattle, WA
- Feb 23, 1878A New Sanctuary for Seattle's WaterfrontCivic leaders mobilize to establish a dedicated Seamen's Home and library, seeking to instill 'frugal, industrious, and temperate' habits among the men of the sea.Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
- Feb 24, 1885The Unraveling of Lee Wa PooA Chinese man’s descent into mental distress in Renton ends in his arrest and public pathologization.Renton, WA
- Dec 25, 1893The Mayor's Midnight PyreWhen smallpox struck an Indigenous chief in 1877, the mayor of a nascent Seattle turned to fire to stop the contagion.Leschi Park, Seattle, WA