Talbot Coal Company
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- Jun 9, 1876The $100,000 Mill: Seattle’s Legalized Lottery for a FortuneIn 1876, the Washington Territory authorized a massive public lottery to fund a road across the Cascades. The grand prize? A fully operational steam sawmill and prime real estate in downtown Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Apr 6, 1878The Price of Industrial ExpansionA sheriff’s auction reveals the crushing debt behind the rise of Seattle’s coal industry in the 1870s.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Apr 20, 1878The Price of Early Seattle Expansion: A Sheriff’s Sale of the Talbot Coal CompanyIn 1878, as Seattle struggled to build its industrial backbone, the courts were already dismantling the assets of struggling developers, illustrating the precariousness of the city’s early capital-intensive boom.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA