Prof. Ingraham
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- Jul 8, 1876The Centennial That Saved Seattle: How 8,000 Souls Turned a Territorial Mist into a CityOn July 4, 1876, despite being late to statehood and lacking federal funding, Seattle’s pioneers pulled off a spectacle of flags, steamers, and speeches that proved the town was here to stay.Occidental Square, Seattle, WA
- Jan 16, 1877The Classroom Crunch of 1877Before Seattle grew into an educational hub, the city struggled to find enough space for its students, forcing a desperate lease of university buildings.University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1894Rainier Is Taller Than the Map: The Barometer Fight Over Washington’s MountainA new summit reading revived a two-year-old claim: Olympia’s Dr. Riley had used three government barometers to put Mount Rainier near 15,000 feet—well above the official 14,444.Mount Rainier, WA