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5 stories matching Pacific City
- A Monument to Pullman Ingenuity
Washington State College students transform a massive boulder into a public water fountain at the Northern Pacific depot, marking a new chapter in town-gown cooperation.
- The Town That Moved Four Miles for the Railroad
When the Northern Pacific bypassed old Yakima in 1884, it didn't just build a new town—it moved the old one, buildings and all.
- The Niagara of the West
Promoters promise a massive industrial city and the world's longest dam, envisioning Priest Rapids as a global manufacturing hub.
- The Ghost of a Industrial Metropolis
A century ago, planners envisioned Priest Rapids as the 'Niagara Falls of the West,' a massive industrial city of 50,000 destined to power the Pacific Northwest. It never arrived.
- The Promised Industrial Metropolis
A massive 100-million-dollar hydroelectric and industrial project proposed for the Columbia River promises to transform the region into a global manufacturing hub.