G. Morris Haller
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- Nov 23, 1878The Wild West of Washington Land SpeculationA 19th-century land agent pitches the 'script' system for acquiring Snohomish homesteads, revealing the complex, sometimes predatory, machinery behind early settlement.Snohomish, WA
- Jun 10, 1883A Legal Battle for an InheritanceThe abandoned son of an early Whatcom pioneer fights for his father's homestead after collateral heirs sell the land out from under him.Bellingham, WA
- Jun 8, 1889Rising from the Ashes: The Great Seattle Fire of 1888While the downtown core smoldered, Seattle citizens gathered in the courthouse—lit by tallow dips—to demand a modern city of brick and stone, rejecting makeshift wooden shacks and dreaming of a reconstructed metropolis.Great Seattle Fire, Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1895The Homegrown Railroad That Opened the Snoqualmie CountrySeattle citizens incorporated the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern in 1885 to reach Gilman, North Bend and Snoqualmie Falls. Northern Pacific took control, receivership followed, and the line kept loggers alive through the depression.Seattle, WA