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| 1854 | 7 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 9 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 52 |
| 1877 | 39 |
| 1878 | 38 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 51 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 42 |
| 1886 | 33 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 30 |
| 1889 | 101 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 93 |
| 1892 | 227 |
| 1893 | 236 |
| 1894 | 177 |
| 1895 | 194 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 21 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 100 |
| 1904 | 77 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
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| 1916 | 39 |
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| 1925 | 9 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 3 |
11 stories matching includ
- The Arctic Ghost Ships Found in a Seattle Paper
A haunting inventory of the lost Franklin Expedition, recovered by Lieutenant Schwatka, offers a somber look at the items that survived a generation in the ice.
- The Political Price of a County Seat
When Steilacoom faced a challenge from a rising New Tacoma, citizens weighed civic growth against the hard cost of building a new government center.
- Tragedy on the Skagit: Six Miners Lost in River Crossing
A supply-laden canoe capsized near the Portage, ending the lives of six men seeking their fortune in the gold-rich mountains.
- Sunday School Picnics at Alki Point
The community gathers for a mass outing at Alki, featuring clambakes and speeches under a clear sky.
- The City’s Biggest Celebration
Athletic contests and a tense yacht race on the Sound defined Seattle's 1880 Fourth of July.
- The Church of the Pacific Northwest
As the Episcopal Church gathered in 1880, its internal struggles over mission work, inclusion, and the 'Indian question' revealed a rapidly expanding organization looking toward the frontier.
- The Steilacoom Bubble That Burst
A grand, failed railway scheme proves that even the most ambitious 'railroad kings' can't build an empire without a single cent in the bank.
- The Mail System is Broken
In 1880, Seattle residents faced endless delays and 'willful neglect' from the postal service—an early grievance about failing public infrastructure.
- The Rowdy Election Eve of 1880
Before the ballots were cast in Seattle’s pioneer-era election, Republicans and Democrats clashed with torchlight processions, partisan jeers, and competing rallies that defined the territorial political climate.
- Taxation Without Infrastructure: The Skagit River Fight of 1880
While Washington Territory sent tax dollars to Washington D.C., federal officials offered little in return, forcing local residents to build their own river infrastructure.
- The Great Thaw: Mountain Snows Turn Every River Into a Rampage
An unusually cool spring held a winter's worth of snow until a few hot days sent it all down at once, flooding the Skagit, Cowlitz and Columbia, drowning farmland and putting Portland under water.