Wenatchee Development Company
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- Apr 21, 1892The Town That Might Move: Wenatchee Waits on the Great NorthernWith the railroad undecided on its Columbia River crossing, Wenatchee's townsite company threatens to relocate the whole town—just as North Yakima was moved—and engineers send divers to probe the riverbed.Wenatchee, WA
- Jun 1, 1892Wenatchee Residents Clash with Development CompanyTown residents are resisting a development company's attempt to force the relocation of the town center to a less desirable site.Wenatchee, WA
- Nov 23, 1893The Battle for Wenatchee's SchoolhouseResidents cast their votes to decide the location of a new school building, settling a divide between competing land developers.Block 31, Wenatchee, WA
- Mar 17, 1899The Brick and the Ballot: Wenatchee’s Fight for County StatusAs the legislature carves out a new county from Chelan and Kittitas territories, local developers donate a brick courthouse to secure the seat of power in a town on the rise.Wenatchee, WA