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- Mar 28, 1872The Day Seattle Rode the Rails to Lake UnionIn 1872, the completion of the Seattle Coal Company’s railway from the waterfront to the lake offered a thrilling, soot-stained excursion for a city eager to join the industrial age.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- Sep 26, 1872The First Teachers’ Institute: A Battle for Seattle’s SoulIn September 1872, the Territory’s top educators gathered in Seattle to debate everything from corporal punishment to the role of women in teaching, laying the groundwork for public education in Washington.Territorial University, Seattle, WA
- Jul 8, 1876The Great Unknown: Snohomish’s Centennial Celebration and the Rise of a Logging EmpireOn July 4, 1893, the community gathered at the River Side Hotel for music, oratory, and history, marking a decade of growth in a county defined by its forests.Snohomish, WA
- Mar 10, 1877The School Exhibition That Built a CommunityA spirited evening of song, parody, and moral lessons raised enough cash to buy the Snohomish school its first organ.Snohomish, WA
- Jul 14, 1877The Town That Wouldn't Sleep: Snohomish’s Fourth of July OverflowWhen the steamers arrived with guests from Seattle and upriver, two hotels couldn't hold them all. The town celebrated with a reading by a woman, a poem by a local man, and a boat ride that nearly capsized on the Skagit.Snohomish, WA