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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 15 |
| 1877 | 3 |
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- The Seattle Nurseries of 1877
A glimpse into the blossoming commercial landscape of early Seattle, when local agriculture and ‘city-hardy’ fruit trees were the foundation of a growing frontier town.
- Dr. Weed Opens Seattle Hospital for Injured Laborers
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a dedicated facility in 1876 to care for the laborers sustaining Seattle’s industrial boom.
- The Monopoly of Water: A Seattleite’s Outrage Over Yesler’s Wharf
In 1877, a local citizen confronted the city's most powerful industrialist over his claim to the waterfront, sparking a debate about public access and private power that echoes in Seattle today.
- The Perils of the Frontier: Seattle’s First Industrial Hospital
In 1876, Dr. G.A. Weed opened a medical facility explicitly designed to care for the victims of Puget Sound’s dangerous timber and milling industries.
- The Great Migration North: Why Settlers Chose Washington Over Drought-Stricken California
An 1877 report chronicles the shifting tides of American migration as thousands look to Puget Sound for a fresh start during a season of western uncertainty.
- Seattle Hospital Offers Care for Loggers, Miners, Mill Workers
Before state-sponsored healthcare, Dr. G.A. Weed established a private hospital in Seattle specifically to treat the frequent injuries of loggers and mill workers.
- The Industrial Infirmary of the Frontier
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital in Seattle to treat the frequent, brutal injuries sustained in the region's burgeoning sawmills, coal mines, and logging camps.
- The Need for a Healing Haven in the Sawmills
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital on Commercial Street to serve the broken bones and industrial injuries common to Seattle’s booming logging and mill camps.
- The Great Seattle Housing Shortage: Why Immigrants Are Skipping Town
Despite a slowdown in new construction compared to last year, the city is facing a critical shortage of boarding houses and homes. Officials warn that without immediate building, the next wave of immigrants will bypass Seattle for other cities.
- The Pioneer Infirmary for the Puget Sound Frontier
Dr. G.A. Weed announces the opening of a new hospital to serve the 'pressing wants' of the rugged workers and pioneers in the Washington wilderness.
- The First Private Hospital for Seattle's Industrial Laborers
Dr. G.A. Weed opens a facility to serve the many 'sick and disabled' workers in the hazardous timber and milling industries of the Puget Sound frontier.
- The Frontier Infirmary Built for Broken Bodies
As Seattle's industry boomed in 1876, one local doctor established a hospital specifically to treat the frequent, brutal injuries sustained in the region's rugged lumber mills and logging camps.
- The Industrial Hospital of the Frontier
In 1876, Dr. G.A. Weed opened a hospital in downtown Seattle to treat the rising tide of casualties from the region’s booming logging camps and mills.
- The Great Dakota Exodus: 100 Settlers Arrive in Seattle
As the rest of the country heads west, a steady stream of homesteaders from the plains is turning north to the Puget Sound, bringing new life to the young city.
- The Professor Who Escaped the Shackles: A Seattle Spiritualist’s Audacious Escape
In July 1876, Professor S.S. Baldwin drew a crowd at Yesler’s Hall not for his spiritualist tricks, but for his daring escape from handcuffs and leg irons—a feat that left the audience gasping and proved he was no fraud.
- The Muddy Arteries of Early Seattle
Decades before modern paving, Seattle’s civic leaders struggled to build a passable road to the Renton coal mines, leaving thousands of settlers and farmers stranded in the mire.
- The Industrial Heart of Pioneer Seattle
A look at the bustling shops and specialized trades fueling the growth of the town, from ironworks to the newly opened brick storefronts on Front Street.
- The Iron Vein: Seattle’s Gamble on the Railroad
In 1876, local leaders rallied behind a desperate bid to connect the young city of Seattle to the interior coal mines and grain lands, arguing that the railroad was the only path from frontier outpost to global port.