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- A Dangerous Fall at 27th and Tacoma
A man survives a terrifying 40-foot tumble into a gulch near a dangerous embankment.
- A Close Encounter in the Ridgedale Addition
A carriage ride turns tense when a black bear crosses the road near the city's edge.
- The Snohomish Hotel: A Hub of Hospitality and Vice
A historic advertisement from Isaac Cathcart’s hotel reveals the competitive edge of 19th-century frontier hospitality.
- Smallpox Outbreak at the Edge of Town
Health officials identify a smallpox cluster on West Alder Avenue, prompting swift containment measures.
- Young Boy Saved from Drowning at Lake Union
A playful afternoon at the Lake Union pavilion turned dangerous when a young boy fell into the water and struck his head.
- The 'Jack-the-Hugger' Who Put Tacoma's Schools on Edge
An unknown young man ambushed girls near school lavatories, hugging them and running off—a harassment scare the era's press described with unsettling whimsy.
- An Hydraulic Solution to Snohomish’s Water Woes
Innovation at the eastern edge of town brings running water to the school house flat.
- Squatter Killed in Massive Railroad Slide
A catastrophic hillside failure near Monroe Street buries part of a shantytown; a local man is missing and presumed dead.
- A Log Raft Turns Deadly Off Decatur Island
Amos Plasket, a San Juan County resident, fell from a log into the water within yards of shore and drowned before he could be recovered.
- The Workingman’s Haven in Old Seattle
A look back at the 'American House' boarding operation, offering weekly room and board at the edge of the Seattle waterfront.
- An Axe Slip in the Timber
A lumberjack working a mile and a half from the Clark Saddler camp fell onto his axe, suffering a deep scalp wound and a severe hemorrhage. Dr. Boudwin patched him up, and by Wednesday he was back at camp.
- The River Crossing: Why Our Youth Choose Pasco
A local editor criticizes Kennewick's lack of public recreation, arguing that if the town doesn't provide a place for youth to play, they will inevitably cross the river to find it.
- The Tragedy of Stephen Collins: A Squak Valley Life Lost to Paranoia
A haunting account of a young man whose mounting mental distress led to a fatal end on the edge of the wilderness.
- Newport Nearly Drank Itself Dry
A dry month and a heavy hand with the sprinkling can brought the town to the edge of a water famine. The water company has more than doubled the flow from its springs and is digging a reservoir to catch what was running to waste.
- Tacoma High School Edges Out Ellensburg in Thrilling Basketball Finale
A last-minute shot from Cook secures a narrow 35-34 victory on the local floor.
- The Riverfront Gets Rearranged for the Railroad
Houses are moved, cedar poles shifted, and the Idaho & Washington Northern prepares to start its loop through Newport’s old riverfront.
- Tragedy in Marysville
A mother is committed to the state asylum after an attempted murder-suicide in a woodshed.
- The Lost Cattle of Miller’s Saloon
A local farmer turns to the public in an 1877 notice to recover three cows lost in the woods near the edge of town.
- The Struggle for the Northern Pacific Rails
As Congress debates extending the deadline for the Northern Pacific Railroad, local settlers face the double-edged sword of promised prosperity versus the loss of homestead land.
- The Mystery of the Cedar River Monsters
A fishing expedition into the wilderness turns into a strange, unexplained struggle against an unseen force in the depths of the river.
- An Exile at the Edge of Home
While the town celebrated the completion of the new irrigation ditch, a man watched from the hills, barred from the home he once built.
- The Cutting-Edge Technology of an Arctic Expedition
In 1885, a state-of-the-art surveying vessel arrived in Port Townsend, beginning a multi-year mission to map the treacherous and uncharted coastlines of Alaska.
- The Unending Drain at Columbia Street
A classic city mistake in 1886: an improperly built drain leads to a massive, costly wash-out that requires days of manual labor to repair.
- Highway Robbery at the Edge of Town
A traveler is ambushed and robbed by two men in the dark at the lower end of Second Street.
- Vigilante Justice Looms in Asotin
A town sits on the edge of a riot following a deadly fire and accusations of arson.