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- Oct 7, 1876The Iron Giant of Seattle: How a Local Foundry Fueled the City’s Rapid RiseIn 1876, Seattle’s industrial heart was beating with molten metal. As the Puget Sound Iron Works churned out rails for expanding railroads and coal mines, local leaders predicted a future where Seattle would rival San Francisco as a Pacific coast manufacturing hub.Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island
- Oct 23, 1887The Wild West of Seattle GradingIn the late 1880s, Seattle’s haphazard street construction and 'dirt-moving' contractors left the city a muddy, confusing, and financially murky landscape for residents and letter carriers alike.South 5th Ave & S Jackson St, Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1893A Farmhand, a Misdiagnosis, and a Smallpox Scare Near KentE. Ballard returned from Seattle, fell ill in a barn, and was first treated for measles. By the time doctors suspected smallpox, several Kent residents had been exposed.Seattle, WA
- May 29, 1893Rescue at Brown's PointA sudden storm flips a yacht off Brown’s Point, leaving a party stranded in the water for over an hour until an infantry unit provides a rescue.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 21, 1894A Second Railroad Strike Threatens Seattle as Union Demands Great Northern Stand DownSeattle's American Railway Union president receives a telegram from Chicago ordering a halt to Great Northern's assistance to other roads — and local trainmen brace for another walkout.Seattle, WA