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2 stories matching star

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  1. The Picnic Train to Franklin

    When the rails finally pushed into Black Diamond and Franklin in 1886, a Sunday school outing became a historic moment for Washington Territory's coal country.

    May 19, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerBlack Diamond, King CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  2. The Black Diamond Strike: When a Single Wage Dispute Paralyzed 350 Miners

    A local labor assembly ordered a halt to production at the Black Diamond coal mine after a miner was paid as a laborer despite working underground. Company agents claim ignorance of the cause, but the men stand firm.

    May 11, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack Diamond, King CountyWork & Pay

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