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3 stories matching track

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:trackag, trace, traci, tracklay, trackman, trackmen

  1. A Rough Road for Blackman Brothers

    A massive timber haul turns into a dangerous mishap, highlighting the perils of Snohomish's logging industry.

    Apr 26, 1879The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Promised City on the Sound

    Promoters in 1879 painted a utopian vision of New Tacoma, promising a perfectly planned metropolis designed for wealth and grandeur at the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

    Feb 1, 1879The Northern StarCommencement Bay, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Contract Prison of the Skookum Chuck

    A look inside the privatized territorial penitentiary of 1879, where convict labor was auctioned off to pay for a sheriff's enterprise.

    Mar 22, 1879The Northern StarBucoda, Thurston CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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