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3 stories matching veloc

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  1. A Weather Station on the Roof of the Cascades

    A scientist's proposal imagined a summit hut on Mount Rainier, heated by volcanic steam and measuring what might be the windiest place on earth.

    Apr 6, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Rainier, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  2. Two Black Men Set Out for a Kitsap Farm and Never Arrived

    Charles Washington had saved to buy a ranch and marry the woman he left behind. He and friend S. W. Smith sailed from Seattle into Puget Sound—and vanished.

    Mar 31, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPuget Sound, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

  3. Seattle’s Temple of Learning Rises Between Two Lakes

    In 1895, contractors raced to finish a $200,000 campus between Union and Washington lakes—complete with copper finials, a gymnasium and a hillside observatory—before the September opening.

    Jun 9, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

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