Seattle Coal and Transportation Company
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- Aug 18, 1876The Industrial Heartbeat of 1876 SeattleA glimpse into the daily churn of a rapidly growing frontier town, where hardware, coal, and steam power built the foundation of the Emerald City.Seattle, WA
- Dec 2, 1876The Day the Pigs Needed Life Jackets: Seattle’s Great Duwamish Flood of 1876As the Duwamish River swells and farmers flee to their attics, local merchants rally to clear the Skagit River, betting on a waterway that could transform the territory's economy.Port Blakely, Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1877Seattle’s First Great Infrastructure BoomAn 1877 report captures a young Seattle at a crossroads, boasting of massive rail investments and its first-ever public spending on city grading, setting a precedent for a city that never stops building.Seattle, WA
- Feb 17, 1877The Science of Life Comes to the Coal MinesWhen a traveling medical lecturer visited the coal town of Newcastle in 1877, the entire community turned out to witness a performance that mixed professional medical advice with public heckling of the town's elite.Newcastle, WA
- Nov 26, 1885The Buried Wealth of King County: Seattle’s Industrial RiseHow a series of accidental discoveries and ambitious railway projects transformed the coal industry around Seattle, turning the region into an industrial powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA