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- Aug 14, 1885The Great Sugar Beet Gamble of 1885As Seattle prepared to showcase Washington’s agricultural potential at the New Orleans Exposition, a local commissioner embarked on a mission to put Seattle on the map—one sugar beet at a time.Seattle, WA
- Jun 7, 1888The Man Who Wasn't Mad: A Civil War Veteran’s Battle for SanityJames A. Balch, a tall, soldierly old man in a faded uniform, was held at the King County Insane Asylum for five years despite being lucid. His family fought him through habeas corpus, and today, the superintendent admitted he had recovered his reason.Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1891The Great Land Grab of 1890Official records from the Seattle land office reveal a massive migration of settlers moving into Washington’s 'virgin soil,' fueling a population boom and shifting the region's economy toward private ownership.Seattle, WA