Northern Pacific railway
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- Jan 13, 1904South Tacoma’s Industrial RevolutionNorthern Pacific Railway prepares to abandon steam for electricity in a shift that threatens the jobs of local coal-shoveling crews.Tacoma, WA
- May 23, 1904The City’s Push for More RailTacoma’s business leaders and politicians unite in a high-stakes campaign to bring more transcontinental railroads to the city.Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA
- Feb 2, 1909Renaming the Great MountainAfter years of dispute with Seattle, Tacoma officials celebrate a victory in restoring the Indigenous name of the mountain to Northern Pacific Railway maps.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 30, 1909Coal Beneath the PrairieDrillers for the city water department strike a coal vein in South Tacoma, suggesting the city may be sitting on a major fuel field.South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA