Secretary Noble
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- Aug 28, 1889The Cabinet of 1889: A Seattle Real Estate SnapshotWhile Secretary Tracy and other federal officials were scrambling to find housing in a bustling, growing capital, Seattle was busy laying the literal groundwork for its own future growth.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1891The Land That Wasn't: A Seattle Man’s Bid for Federal TerritoryWhile Congress debates silver pools and election bills in Washington D.C., a local resident named Wilson files an application for public land in the vast, unorganized territory of Washington.Seattle, WA
- Feb 6, 1891A High-Stakes Land Battle in SeattleSecretary Noble intervenes in a hundred-thousand-dollar timber land dispute involving Michigan General R.A. Alger.Seattle, WA
- Feb 11, 1891Federal Land Claims Struck Down in SeattleSecretary Noble rejects a group of homestead applications in the Seattle district, potentially halting a syndicate's attempt to hoard thousands of acres.Seattle, WA
- Jan 12, 1892The Donation Claim That Ended in Murder—and Took Decades to SettleA federal land ruling near Sumner untangles decades of inheritance, foreclosure, and a killing tied to a donation claim first filed in 1853.Sumner, WA
- Feb 14, 1892The Millions Buried in Puyallup Indian LandA government report reveals the staggering valuation of tribal lands near Tacoma, sparking a 19th-century struggle over ownership, development, and the protection of Indigenous sovereignty against encroaching white expansion.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 29, 1892The Uncharted FrontierWithout federal funding for land surveys, homesteaders in Washington State are left in legal limbo, unable to secure titles to the ground they farm.Seattle, WA