Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad and Transportation Company
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- Nov 17, 1877The Great Railway Gamble of 1878Territorial lawmakers drafted a sweeping plan to bind Washington’s counties together with a railroad, tasking local voters with footing the bill through massive debt.Seattle, WA
- Mar 21, 1884The Railroad Draws a Line in the Mud: Seattle's Tidelands Declared Off-LimitsIn a public notice, the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company claims every foot of Elliott Bay shore south of King Street — wet sand, deep water and all — and warns the public to keep off without written permission.Seattle, WA
- Feb 10, 1885The City Council Grants Massive Streetcar MonopolyA sweeping new ordinance grants a local transit company the right to lay tracks across vast swaths of Seattle's downtown, prioritizing private infrastructure over the city's future growth.Seattle, WA
- Mar 5, 1885The Industrial Grasping of the TideflatsA legal notice from 1885 reveals the early enclosure of Seattle's waterfront by the railroad, shaping the city's geography for the next century.Seattle, WA
- Feb 26, 1886The Battle for the TidelandsA public notice asserts private ownership over Seattle's valuable tidelands, signaling a major shift in city land use.King Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 26, 1886Railroad Claims Exclusive Rights to Seattle Tide LandsThe Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad declares its ownership of the waterfront near King Street, barring public access.Seattle, WA
- Apr 2, 1886The Privatization of Seattle's WaterfrontThe Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad declares exclusive ownership over tide lands south of King Street, locking the public out of the harbor.King Street, Seattle, WA