Edmund Carr
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- Jan 2, 1887The Clearing of the Ten AcresA dense forest in the pioneer village of Seattle was cleared by hand in 1861 to build a university, marking the humble birth of an institution that would grow with the frontier territory.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 16, 1895The Bell in the Woods: How Seattle Built Its First UniversityA 34-year anniversary feature on the Territorial University: 48 laborers, $2-a-day wages, lumber from Port Blakely, and an old bell that warned ships in fog and rang for hangings.Seattle, WA
- Jun 9, 1895Seattle’s Temple of Learning Rises Between Two LakesIn 1895, contractors raced to finish a $200,000 campus between Union and Washington lakes—complete with copper finials, a gymnasium and a hillside observatory—before the September opening.Seattle, WA