State Land Commission
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- Jun 23, 1893The Shadowy Syndicate Gobbling Up State TimberA state land commission investigation reveals a complex web of fraudulent claims and suspicious inactivity by the Saginaw Mill Company.Port Angeles, WA
- Jul 2, 1893State Land Board Begins Overhaul of Public RecordsA newly formed commission finds local records missing and incomplete, setting the stage for a Supreme Court battle over tide land rights.Olympia, WA
- Oct 5, 1893The Fight Over Everett’s Land GrabA legal battle erupts in Olympia over accusations of fraud and collusion in the original sale of Everett real estate.Everett, WA
- Oct 17, 1893The Messy Business of Mapping the WaterfrontA state land commission discovers chaotic record-keeping that effectively clouded the titles to Jefferson County’s prime waterfront property.Port Townsend, WA
- Dec 7, 1893The State's Secret School Fund BattleThe Board of State Land Commissioners strikes back against allegations of corruption during the financial crisis of 1893.Olympia, WA
- Dec 7, 1893State Offers Grace Period for Struggling FarmersFacing the severe economic depression of 1893, the State Land Commission announces it will relax collection policies on land contracts to prevent mass foreclosures.Olympia, WA
- Jan 25, 1894Wishkah River Owners Take Harbor-Line Fight to OlympiaLocal property owners and city leadership travel to Olympia to challenge the state land commission over restrictive harbor line regulations.Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA
- Aug 10, 1894The Whispered Land Grab in Whitman County's School LandsA state land official reports that valuable school lands were leased for 'trifling sums' through a secret arrangement involving county commissioners, a Colfax lawyer and a banker—but stops short of naming names.Colfax, WA
- Sep 3, 1894Salted Gold and a School Section: Tacoma's Land Fight Heads to HearingState officials say a notorious South Tacoma placer claim was salted with gold colors, while the attorney general and ex-Governor Swineford trade charges over the investigation.Tacoma, WA