Lake Washington Belt Line Improvement Company
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- Jan 20, 1891The Rockefeller Land Grab: How a $2 Million Deal Bought Seattle’s LakefrontIn January 1891, the massive Lake Washington Belt Line Improvement Company, backed by John D. Rockefeller and former Governor Russell A. Alger, acquired nearly 13,000 acres of eastern Lake Washington shoreline for steel and iron works, signaling the dawn of heavy industry in the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA
- Feb 20, 1891The Pittsburgh of the Pacific: Kirkland's Industrial Fever DreamIn 1891, developers and investors believed Kirkland would become a global powerhouse of iron production, fueled by a unique geological claim and massive railroad expansion.Kirkland, WA