Everett Land Company
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- Mar 27, 1892The Dispossession of Josephine HatchA Snohomish widow, unable to speak English, sues a powerful land conglomerate for swindling her out of a multi-million dollar stake in the founding of Everett.Everett, WA
- Apr 8, 1892The Unbuilt Map of EverettA civil engineer sues the city’s founding land baron for $11,000, claiming he was cheated out of the original survey contract and the right to sign his name to the town’s birth certificate.Everett, WA
- Apr 25, 1892The Speculative Homestead That Built EverettA federal land office ruling exposes how a 'homestead' was actually a calculated land grab to secure the future site of a new industrial city.Everett, WA
- May 29, 1892A Widow’s Fight for the Heart of EverettA legal battle erupts over property rights in the rapidly growing city of Everett, pitting a grieving widow against the powerful Everett Land Company.Everett, WA
- Nov 19, 1892A High-Stakes Battle for Everett’s FutureFederal court rules in $700,000 estate fraud case involving minors and the early developers of the city of Everett.Everett, WA
- Feb 19, 1893The Struggle to Dredge the SnohomishSenator Squire lobbies federal engineers to clear the Snohomish River, highlighting the constant battle for infrastructure funding in a growing region.Snohomish River, Everett, WA
- Mar 6, 1893The Legislature Tours Everett’s Industrial DreamLawmakers arrive in force to inspect the smelters, mills, and barge works of a city banking on being the 'New York of the Sound.'Everett, WA
- May 21, 1893The Mob That Stopped a CanneryBusiness owners in Everett face threats and intimidation for attempting to hire Chinese labor.Everett, WA
- Dec 5, 1893Executive Shakeup in EverettSchuyler Duryea announces the election of Charles L. Colby to replace Henry Hewitt, Jr. as president of the Everett Land Company.Everett, WA
- Dec 12, 1893The Potato Patch FraudA federal investigation reveals that a 'homestead' in Everett was nothing more than a few spuds and a locked door.Everett, WA
- Feb 13, 1894The Widow and the Land GraberAn Indian widow and her children reclaim their land after being defrauded by a prominent guardian.Everett, WA
- Apr 23, 1894The Industrial Remaking of Everett's WaterfrontFederal authorities grant permission for a massive engineering project to wall off the Snohomish River delta, transforming a shallow tidal area into a deep-water harbor for industrial commerce.Everett, WA
- Aug 8, 1894Rockefeller's Land Company Comes to Town—and Everett Smells a DealA packed council chamber hears that John D. Rockefeller now controls the Everett Land Company, that the mills may run full, and that the county seat fight is on.Everett, WA
- Aug 27, 1894How Everett Got Its Harbor Money—by Telegrams and Western NerveA seven-month lobbying campaign, a reluctant War Department and a $10,000 dredging appropriation: inside the fight to make Everett a deep-water port.Port Gardner, Everett, WA
- Aug 11, 1899A Domestic Dispute Escalates to Official InterventionA mother locks her son out of the house, prompting a police response in Seattle.11th Avenue, Seattle, WA