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  1. The Struggle for Access: Farmers Demand Roads to Seattle

    Early Washington farmers protest the neglect of rural infrastructure, warning they will take their trade to Tacoma if the King County commission fails to connect them to the city.

    Dec 27, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerEnumclaw, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Struggle for Osceola's Road

    A letter from an early settler argues that connecting the remote Osceola precinct to Seattle is vital to the county's economic future.

    Aug 6, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerEnumclaw, King CountyBoom & Bust

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