Seattle Coal Company
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- Mar 28, 1872The Day Seattle Rode the Rails to Lake UnionIn 1872, the completion of the Seattle Coal Company’s railway from the waterfront to the lake offered a thrilling, soot-stained excursion for a city eager to join the industrial age.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- Jun 22, 1876The Radical Doctor of SeattleAn 1876 lecture at the local Opera House challenges the city's elites, railing against the morality of wealth, the indignity of labor, and the hypocrisy of the church.Seattle, WA
- Jul 22, 1876The Wellington Strike: When Coal Miners Said 'No' to a Pay CutIn July 1876, 70 miners at the Wellington colliery were fired for refusing a wage reduction, bringing the mine to a halt in a struggle that defined labor relations on the Pacific Northwest frontier.Auburn, WA
- Nov 29, 1876The 'Hulless' Oat Promise of 1876An early Seattle entrepreneur touted a revolutionary 'agricultural wonder' grain, promising local farmers a harvest that outperformed wheat with half the labor.Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1877The Tragic End of a Traveling GrifterA notorious card shark is declared insane by the courts after a life spent deceiving folks from British Columbia to Virginia City.Seattle, WA
- Sep 15, 1877Descent into the Newcastle MinesA journalist’s 1877 journey into the deep coal veins of Newcastle reveals the grueling, subterranean life of the miners and the complex logistics of Washington's early industrial expansion.Newcastle, WA
- Dec 29, 1877The Saloonkeeper’s Gunshot on Front StreetA quiet night near the Seattle Coal Company’s bunkers was shattered when a local woman took matters into her own hands regarding a stray dog.Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1878The Courthouse That Never WasA desperate plea to build a modest county seat on a 'high ridge' between Seattle and Belltown before the city outgrows its footprint.Belltown, Seattle, WA
- Apr 20, 1878The Price of Reputation in Early SeattleA local editor defends the city's power brokers against 'malicious' newspaper attacks, arguing that persistent personal vituperation drives away the capital needed for infrastructure.Seattle, WA
- Aug 24, 1878The Unending Mountain: The Promise of the Newcastle Coal MinesA detailed 1878 report on the labor, engineering, and seemingly limitless coal wealth of the Newcastle mines, then the engine of Seattle’s industrial future.Newcastle, WA
- Sep 7, 1878The Perils of the Seattle WaterfrontWhile Seattle’s industrial boom demanded constant labor, workers were often left with crushed limbs and little recourse.Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1880The Ship Eldorado is LostA valuable Seattle coal vessel runs aground near Port Angeles, signaling a likely total loss.Three Tree Point, Port Angeles, WA
- Sep 15, 1883Black Diamonds in the BackwoodsA look back at the chaotic, accidental, and often cutthroat early days of coal mining in the Washington Territory.Coal Creek, Seattle, WA
- Mar 1, 1885The Tale of Two Towns: A Battle for the DepotAs the railroad bypasses established settlements, a bitter conflict erupts between long-time residents and land speculators creating a brand-new town three miles away.Seattle, WA