Snohomish County Commissioners
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- Sep 15, 1877The Newspaper Feud of 1877A Snohomish editor accuses a local county official of petty corruption and personal vendettas, exposing the raw tensions of early frontier governance.Snohomish, WA
- Oct 21, 1892Taming the Snohomish RiverAfter six years of washed-out roads and frantic land acquisition, Snohomish County finally takes a permanent stand against the river's erosion.Snohomish, WA
- Nov 13, 1892Smallpox Standoff Hits the RailsA bitter public health dispute erupts between Snohomish County and the Great Northern Railroad over who should pay to contain a growing contagion.Snohomish, WA
- Mar 4, 1893Everett Is Born—But Its First City Limits Leave Out the Mills and Tide FlatsCounty commissioners granted Everett’s incorporation but drew the boundaries to exclude Lowell, the paper mill, nail works, barge works, smelter and tide flats—setting a March 29 election.Lowell, Everett, WA
- Mar 18, 1893Everett Voters Sent Back to the PollsA legal hiccup forces a city-wide redo on incorporation, wiping out weeks of political campaigning.Everett, WA
- Dec 28, 1893Corruption Allegations Rock Snohomish CountyThe prosecuting attorney has filed suit to remove all three county commissioners, alleging drunkenness, waste, and kickbacks from construction contracts.Stillaguamish River, Snohomish, WA