Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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- Jun 14, 1876The Struggle for the Panama PortageA power struggle between railroad titans over a critical transit monopoly leaves the Pacific Mail Steamship Company reeling.Seattle, WA
- Jun 15, 1876The Robber Barons of the RailsAs the Pacific Northwest rail and steamship empires consolidate, one man's rise mirrors the era of the 'autocrat' industrialist.Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1876The Hatch Left Open: How a Passenger's Injury Put a Steamship Under ArrestMary Phelps was permanently maimed when a crew removed a hatch aboard the City of Panama. When the vessel reached Port Townsend, U.S. Marshal Hopkins seized it—prompting citizens to raise a $100,000 bond.Port Townsend harbor, Port Townsend, WA
- Oct 25, 1876The Great Dakota Exodus: 100 Settlers Arrive in SeattleAs the rest of the country heads west, a steady stream of homesteaders from the plains is turning north to the Puget Sound, bringing new life to the young city.Seattle, WA
- Feb 15, 1877The Hustle of 1876 Seattle: A Frontier Mercantile MosaicBefore the skyscrapers and tech giants, Seattle was a bustling town of blacksmiths, brickmakers, and steamboat agents—here is how the city’s early commerce actually worked.Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
- Oct 27, 1891The Ox-Yoke Judge Who Kept Olympia the CapitalO. C. Hewitt, Lincoln’s chief justice of Washington Territory and the father of Odd Fellowship in the state, died at 82 in East Tumwater after a frontier life that included burying massacre victims, winning a Supreme Court case, and saving Olympia’s capital status.East Tumwater, Tumwater, WA