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- Mar 26, 1891Aberdeen’s New Gateway Across the WishkahConstruction begins on a crucial Howe truss drawbridge to link Heron and Front Streets, signaling rapid urban growth.Aberdeen, WA
- Jan 7, 1892After the Great Flood, a New Span for the SnoqualmieFollowing the destruction of the old wooden crossing, the county moves to replace the link at the Snoqualmie hop ranch with a modern iron structure.Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie, WA
- Feb 8, 1892Two Hunters Left Clinging to the Bottom of Their Boat in Lake WashingtonAfter an energetic Irish setter caused their rowboat to capsize, two men spent two chilling hours adrift on the lake before being rescued by passing boys.Madison Street, Front Street, Yesler Avenue, Seattle, WA
- May 24, 1895Seattle Starts Building Its Own GroundContractors drive the first piles in the tide flats, launching a massive fill project that will remake the city’s waterfront and industrial south end.Seattle, WA