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- Jun 7, 1876The Great Seattle Lottery: A $100,000 Sawmill and a Road to NowhereIn 1876, the Washington Territory legislature authorized a massive public lottery to fund a road through Snoqualmie Pass. The grand prize? Yelver’s Steam Saw Mill. It was a bold gamble on infrastructure that reveals how early Seattle funded its growth.Seattle, WA
- Jun 8, 1876The Million-Dollar Ticket: How Seattle Bet Its Future on a LotteryIn 1876, the city’s most prominent businessman launched a massive lottery to fund a mountain road, offering a steam sawmill valued at $100,000 as the grand prize.Seattle, WA