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- The First Cannery on the Sound: Vining’s Giant Fish Factory Opens in Mukilteo
A new industrial giant rises on the Puget Sound waterfront, promising to feed Seattle and bring prosperity to a small town.
- The Industrial Rebirth of Mukilteo
Despite the regional economic downturn, one investor is transforming the waterfront into a bustling industrial center.
- The Mail Carrier's Perilous Muck
A routine trek between Mukilteo and Priest's Point nearly turns deadly for a mail carrier trapped in the marsh.
- The Mukilteo Colony Pitch: A 19th Century Developer’s Dream
Before it was a residential hub, Mukilteo was marketed as a grand 'colony' with promises of deep-water docks and agricultural self-sufficiency.
- The Mukilteo Colony Dream
Promoters pitched a 32-tract 'colony' in Mukilteo as a perfect, self-sustaining opportunity for families to own land and work the Sound, promising everything from shipbuilding to fertile marshland farming.
- The Promised Land of Mukilteo
Developers pitch a vision of 'valuable' homesteads and marshland ranches to settlers, promising a life of agriculture and industry on the shores of the Sound.
- The Dream of the Mukilteo Homestead
Developers pitch the promise of self-sufficiency and deep-water access to prospective homesteaders in a growing Mukilteo.
- The Mukilteo Land Rush
A frontier real estate advertisement reveals how developers sold the dream of independence to prospective settlers by subdividing the rugged waterfront into 'homesteads.'
- The Boom Town That Never Quite Was
A speculative real estate advertisement touts Mukilteo as the next great industrial powerhouse, promising a future of ship-building and commerce that would forever alter the Snohomish County shoreline.
- The Mukilteo Real Estate Boom
Developers pitch the 'natural advantages' of Mukilteo as a prime hub for shipping, milling, and homesteading on the Sound.
- The Dream of Mukilteo: A Frontier Real Estate Pitch
A classic 19th-century land developer attempts to turn the 'natural advantages' of the Mukilteo waterfront into a booming commercial hub.
- The Pride of the Frontier: Mukilteo’s Eagle Brewery
A legacy of 19th-century Pacific Northwest industry, where the Eagle Brewery staked its claim as the premier producer of beer in the territory.