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  1. The Creosote Fortress: How a New Plant Aimed to Save Seattle’s Piers from the 'Teredo'

    A massive industrial complex rises six miles north of downtown, promising to protect the city's wooden infrastructure from the destructive shipworm.

    Jan 30, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCreosote, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

  2. Spokane Falls Finally Gets Water Works

    After years of relying on water carriers and wells, the city council grants a franchise to two newcomers to build a water system, promising fire protection and an end to the water famine.

    Jan 19, 1884Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  3. The Tinderbox of the Waterfront: Fire Chief Warns of Seattle’s Oil-Fueled Doom

    Chief Collins warns that Standard Oil’s wooden warehouses along the waterfront are a 'match away' from destroying the city, while overcrowded lodging houses threaten the poor with similar fates.

    Jan 20, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFirst Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall · Disasters

  4. A Blind Herb Doctor and the Death of a 14-Year-Old

    An Olympia coroner’s jury found that Clara M. Linton died from the botanical treatments of Dr. William T. Campbell, a blind patent-medicine practitioner who promised her father a cure.

    Oct 21, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountySnake Oil

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