George B. McClellan
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- Sep 16, 1894The Canal Came With a Catch: Seattle Had to Secure the LandCongress had finally committed to a Lake Washington ship canal, but the money came with a condition: Seattle had to secure a free right-of-way from property owners. In 1894, civic leaders began the campaign that would decide whether the project moved forward.Seattle, WA
- Feb 24, 1895Seattle's Bid to Be the Liverpool of AmericaIn 1895, boosters imagined a Lake Washington ship canal turning Puget Sound into a freshwater harbor for world commerce, coal trade, and naval power.Seattle, WA
- Nov 4, 1909Seattle Breaks Ground on the Canal That Would Reshape Its HarborAfter more than fifty years of proposals, a former governor turns the first spadeful of earth on a waterway meant to join Lake Washington to Puget Sound.Seattle, WA