Interior Department
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- May 9, 1883Chief Moses Demands His Land—and a HearingA Columbia chief says the government cannot take back a reservation just because his people refused to move onto it; the cabinet agrees he has grounds.Okanogan, WA
- Jun 4, 1884Northern Pacific's Land Claims Took Two-Thirds of WashingtonA scathing critique of how the Northern Pacific Railroad manipulated maps and political influence to hoard millions in timber, coal, and agricultural lands.Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1884Corporate Audacity: The Northern Pacific Land Grant ControversyA scathing report on how a railroad company attempted to keep massive public land grants despite failing to build the promised infrastructure.Anacortes, WA
- Apr 14, 1885A Victory Over Land SpeculationA corrupt order favoring railroad interests over public land rights has been rescinded by the General Land Office.Wallula, WA
- Jun 26, 1885The End of the Wild West Land GrabA look at the federal crackdown on corrupt land speculators and railroad giants in Washington Territory during the mid-1880s.Seattle, WA
- Sep 26, 1889Uproar Over the Removal of the Yakima AgencyLocal outrage mounts as the federal government ousts an Indian agent despite tribal protests.Yakima, WA
- Oct 9, 1890The Contract for Indian EducationFederal authorities push to integrate Indigenous children into public schools to swell local district funds.Yakima, WA
- Jul 29, 1903The Loss of Tribal Sovereignty in PuyallupA federal ruling stripped the Puyallup Tribe of their status as wards, opening reservation lands to unrestricted sale and private development.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jul 31, 1903The Myth of the Great Land ScandalA federal official dismisses widespread rumors of a $50 million land fraud, even as regional timber speculators continue to exploit loopholes in the law.Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 3, 1903The End of the Cattle Barons' Land GrabFederal authorities tighten rules on soldiers' homestead claims to stop large cattle companies from using widows as proxies to secure public land.Washington, WA
- Dec 5, 1903The Bureaucratic Standoff Over Yakima WaterState Land Commissioner S. A. Calvert returns from D.C. after hitting a wall with the Interior Department over irrigation rights.Yakima, WA
- Sep 29, 1916The Fight for the Nitrate PlantFederal engineers scour Priest Rapids, scouting a location for a massive $20 million government facility.Priest Rapids, White Bluffs, WA