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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 61 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 42 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 47 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 69 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 83 |
| 1892 | 123 |
| 1893 | 147 |
| 1894 | 140 |
| 1895 | 238 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 119 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 76 |
| 1910 | 22 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 43 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
7 stories matching requir
- The Great Land Sell-Off
The Northern Pacific Railroad begins dumping vast swaths of Washington Territory land onto actual settlers for $2.60 an acre.
- The Price of Ownership in 1870
Before the city was paved, the Snohomish County tax roll reveals the families and founders who staked their claims on the frontier.
- The Hustle for White-Collar Success in Old Snohomish
Before the region became a tech hub, nineteenth-century Snohomish was selling the dream of 'commercial education' to a generation of young men and women eager to trade manual labor for the ledger.
- The Debt of 1877: A Seattle Legal Notice
A court summons in 1879 offers a rare, granular glimpse into the personal credit and legal entanglements of pioneer-era Seattle merchants.
- The Dream of the Flameless Mill
A bold industrial scheme in Olympia to run a lumber mill via the power of the tides—and the quiet, resourceful spirit behind the invention.
- Walla Walla Wheat Takes Sixteen Handlings
A 1879 editorial exposes the 16-step nightmare of shipping grain down the Columbia River, arguing that Seattle’s rail potential would end the monopoly and the waste.
- The 'Veneer and Sham' of 19th Century Schooling
A historic critique of a curriculum overstuffed with 'smatterings' and fancy subjects, arguing that public schools were failing to provide the basic, useful education required for life.