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  1. The Great Seattle Tax Auction of 1885

    Before Seattle was a tech hub, it was a frontier town defined by rapid land speculation and the inevitable, painful process of tax foreclosures on the city's building blocks.

    Apr 25, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. A Home Lost to Debt in Early Seattle

    A legal notice for a Sheriff's Sale reveals the precarious nature of property ownership and domestic stability in late 19th-century Seattle.

    Feb 19, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent

  3. Tragedy on the Snohomish: A Holiday Mission Ends in the River

    A Christmas errand to Seattle turns fatal for a local woman and her companion when their canoe capsized on the Snohomish River.

    Dec 30, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSnohomish, Snohomish CountyDisasters

  4. The Mother Who Was Left Behind

    A tragic railway accident reveals a painful divide between a social-climbing daughter and her neglected mother.

    Dec 3, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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