Navy Department
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- Feb 15, 1885The Industrialist Who Built the WaterfrontJohn Leary's ambitious shipbuilding operations at the dawn of 1885 turn Seattle into a hub of private enterprise and labor, defying the shadow of corporate interests.Chester, Seattle, WA
- Jun 18, 1894The Granite Controversy at Port OrchardSeattle labor organizers protest the use of British Columbia rock for a U.S. Navy contract.Port Orchard, WA
- Jun 22, 1903The Dual Life of Bremerton’s MayorA federal inquiry into whether an electrician-turned-mayor could serve two masters while policing the local saloon trade.Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
- Dec 20, 1917The War on Rumors: Why Your Knitting Still MattersMilitary officials and the Red Cross pushed back against malicious rumors that soldiers didn't want, or were even discouraged from using, knitted goods from home.Kennewick, WA