Seattle Dry Dock and Ship Building Company
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- Sep 24, 1892Building a Street over the TidelandsA new ordinance pushes the city street grid out over the Seattle waterfront to reach the dry dock.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 19, 1893Moran Brothers Complete New Marine RailwayA major upgrade for Seattle's maritime industry aims to stop work from going to Tacoma.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1895A Seattle Foundry Rises From the Great Fire’s AshesAfter the 1889 Great Seattle Fire destroyed Moran Brothers’ Yesler Avenue works, the machinists rebuilt on the tide flats within a week—and soon won a contract for machinery in U.S. naval dry docks.Seattle, WA
- Mar 29, 1895Seattle Citizens Rally to Fund the Lake Washington Ship CanalA packed meeting at the Armory raises thousands in pledges for the waterway that would connect Elliott Bay to Lake Washington.Seattle Armory, Seattle, WA
- Apr 7, 1895The Shipworm Eating Seattle’s WaterfrontWharf owners were spending a fortune fighting a saltwater pest. The fix: fill the tide flats, cut freshwater waterways, and make the harbor safe for pilings—and insurance.Seattle, WA