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| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 13 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 47 |
| 1877 | 42 |
| 1878 | 57 |
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| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 4 |
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| 1885 | 47 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 43 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 58 |
| 1893 | 46 |
| 1894 | 30 |
| 1895 | 49 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1 |
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| 1925 | 6 |
780 stories matching settler
- The 17,000-Acre Land Grab
A federal decision exposes how settlers were misled by illegitimate land claims near Wallula, Washington, setting off a scramble for government property.
- The Opening of the Reservation
Court grants petition to subdivide and sell Indian minor heir allotments to white settlers.
- The Great Land Grab Ends: A Victory for Columbia Valley Settlers
A landmark decision by the Land Commissioner threatens to reclaim 4 million acres from the Northern Pacific Railroad, potentially opening up vast swaths of the Columbia River Valley to homesteaders.
- The Fight for Gig Harbor Timber
A local settler exposes a land-grabbing ring in Pierce County, accusing them of fraudulent timber claims.
- The Hydra-Headed Monster of the Yakima Valley
A scathing indictment from 1885 reveals how the Northern Pacific Railroad's broken promises and predatory land schemes terrorized Washington frontier settlers.
- A Life Remembered in Snohomish
A long-time resident of Snohomish, known to local white settlers, is laid to rest with ceremony by his community.
- The Railroad Came for the Spokane Reservation's Odd Sections
Interior Secretary Ballinger told the Spokane land office to warn settlers that the Northern Pacific would sue for title to odd-numbered sections on the Spokane Indian Reservation—land the government had already ruled the railroad could not claim.
- The Settlers' League Takes on the Railroad Monopoly
Local homesteaders are challenging the Northern Pacific Railroad's land grants in a high-stakes legal battle that could redefine the ownership of the Columbia River corridor.
- Brutal Murder of Two Settlers
A Canadian man and his sons arrested for the cold-blooded killing of two men traveling to Seattle to provide evidence in a murder case.
- The Great Land Grab of 1878: A Territorial Tug-of-War
While D.C. legislators bickered over the Northern Pacific Railroad's land grants and portage routes, Washington Territory settlers fought to secure their homestead rights against corporate expansion.
- Range War on the Wenas
Settlers in the Naches and Wenas valleys organize against encroaching sheep men, threatening legal action to protect their land.
- A Frontier Rivalry Renewed
84-year-old pioneer N.V. Sheffer sets off on a donkey-drawn cart to reunite with his childhood rival, Ezra Meeker, at the Ferndale settlers' picnic.
- The State Steps in to Back Soldier Settlers
Washington State authorizes a $25,000 fund to help veterans get started in the dairy business on local land settlement tracts.
- The Fight Against the Rail Barons
A fiery interview with a Washington Territory delegate exposes the 'gentlemanly footpad' tactics used by the Northern Pacific Railroad to seize public land from settlers.
- Federal Pressure on Port Angeles Settlers
Senator John B. Allen pressures the Land Department to resolve the stalled Port Angeles townsite survey.
- The President Takes the Side of the Homesteader
In an unprecedented rebuke to a powerful railroad corporation, President Grover Cleveland defends a Washington Territory settler's right to his land.
- A Fatal Mistake on North River
A settler dies a slow, agonizing death after a horse-riding accident miles from help.
- Vigilantes Burn Settler's Cabin at Hoko River
A Seattle man is left homeless after a masked party of seven enforced their claim on the Hoko River by fire.
- State-Funded Irrigation Settlement Wins Legislative Backing
After overcoming Senate opposition, state land settlement project secures $50,000 in funding as settlers express guarded optimism about the program's future.
- The Battle for the Unsurveyed Frontier
A 19th-century court case in Steilacoom exposes the tension between local land speculators and the ideal of the 'actual settler' on the Washington frontier.
- Bureaucratic Delay, Bloody Quarrels: The Land Survey That Left Homesteaders in Limbo for 15 Years
Senator Squire demands answers from the General Land Office as settlers on townships 38-40 wait over a decade for their land titles, with boundary disputes turning deadly.
- Land Office Scandal in Woolley
A United States court commissioner stands accused of defrauding settlers by withholding land fees and failing to file legal documents.
- A Near-Fatal Timber Run on the Snohomish River
A monster raft of lumber hits a snag, threatening the lives of a crew of settler-families near Snohomish City.
- The Settlers' War Against the Land Office
How the administration of Grover Cleveland turned homesteaders into outlaws, sparking fear across Washington Territory.
- The Great Land Grant Rebellion
Farmers in the Snake River region revolt against the Northern Pacific Railroad's land policies, demanding the forfeiture of unearned land grants.