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5 stories

  1. Tragedy off the Coast of Camano Island

    A party of loggers discovered the bound body of a Chinese man near the southern end of Camano Island, pointing to a brutal crime.

    Feb 17, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCamano Island, Island CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. Utsalady Bay's Dream of a Great City

    An 1890 advertisement pitches the deep-water harbor of Utsalady as the inevitable next metropolis of the Pacific Northwest.

    Jan 1, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerUtsalady, Camano, Island CountyBoom & Bust

  3. An 1891 Investor's Case for Utsalady

    In 1891, real estate promoters pitched Utsalady as the inevitable future metropolis of the Puget Sound, promising that its deep-water harbor and timber wealth would eclipse every other city in the region.

    Jan 4, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerUtsalady, Camano Island, Island CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Boomtown That Never Was: The Dreams of Utsalady

    In 1891, real estate speculators pitched the small harbor town of Utsalady as a future metropolis destined to surpass Seattle.

    Jan 6, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCamano, Island CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Ghost City of Utsalady

    In 1891, a developer touted Utsalady as a burgeoning industrial giant on the Sound, envisioning it as a 'second Seattle' fueled by timber, coal, and mineral wealth. History took a different path.

    Jan 8, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCamano Island, Island CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

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