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- Nov 28, 1880The $5 Million Railroad Promise That Defined Modern SeattleIn November 1880, local investors secured $5 million to connect Seattle to Walla Walla by rail, sparking an immediate boom and the prediction that the city’s population would hit 30,000 within five years.Seattle, WA
- Apr 20, 1882The Garden Valley of the TerritoryA correspondent ventures up the White River to survey the booming hops trade, the friction between farmers and the local cheese factory, and the desperate need for a railroad.Seattle, WA
- Mar 17, 1883The Struggle for a Mountain Wagon RoadA persistent local pioneer lobbies for a Snoqualmie Pass road to connect Eastern Washington farmers to Puget Sound ports.Seattle, WA
- Mar 20, 1883The Future of SeattleProminent local businessman John Leary returns from New York with word that the city is set to become the terminal of two major railroads.Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1883The 'Big Little Job' of Connecting the SoundHow engineer Nonneman tackled the treacherous swamps and trestle-heavy terrain of the new rail line.Seattle, WA
- Jul 31, 1883A Boston Banker Tells Walla Walla to Hold Its WheatA capitalist touring the territory by rail — with $75,000 already sunk in Washington land — predicts high grain prices, a finished Northern Pacific, and scolds the town's 'sleepy' businessmen for taking their money elsewhere.Walla Walla, WA