Robert Frost
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- Aug 8, 1863The Violent Expulsion of a Black Resident from OlympiaA white resident publicly recounts his role in forcing a Black man out of town, illustrating the overt racism prevalent in the territory during the Civil War era.Olympia, WA
- May 25, 1882The Real Estate Fever That Never BrokeAs coal shipments swell and new wharves rise, Seattle’s property market remains feverish in May 1889—just months before the Great Fire reshaped the city.Sixth Street, Seattle, WA
- Nov 18, 1891Olympia's Election Scramble: A Mayor Bows Out, a Boss Bides His TimeWith municipal elections set for December, Mayor Horr declines a second term while Councilman Sickels and other local figures jockey for influence—and talk of a west-side ward and Tumwater consolidation simmers.Olympia City Hall, Olympia, WA
- Nov 30, 1891A Sunday Earthquake Rattles Olympia, Stopping Clocks and Startling DinersAt 3:15 p.m. on Nov. 29, 1891, a sharp tremor shook the city, rattled windows, swayed chandeliers, and sent one hotel guest diving for the stairs.Olympia, WA
- Jan 6, 1892The Streetcar Company That Asked Olympia for Land—and Promised the Moon by July 4In 1892, the Olympia Light & Power Company pitched an electric railway to Tumwater as a bargain for landowners: donate a strip or an acre, and watch city-limit land double in value. The trust deed gave them until Independence Day to make it real.Olympia, WA
- Feb 24, 1892Who Owns the Shoreline? Olympia’s Tide-Land FightA citizens’ commission debated street grids, meander lines, and property values as appraisers prepared to price the Olympia waterfront.Olympia, WA
- Feb 24, 1892Women, Workers, and a $40,000 School BondOlympia prepared to vote on a new high school, with women at the polls and labor demanding that local hands build it.Olympia, WA