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4 stories matching fring

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  1. The Boomtown That Was: A Glimpse of Seattle in 1876

    A survey of the territory paints a portrait of a frontier Seattle defined by the roar of sawmills, the promise of coal, and the ambition to conquer the Cascades.

    Jul 13, 1876The Daily IntelligencerTerritorial University, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Rising Forests of Belltown

    A 1875 dispatch captures a neighborhood in metamorphosis, as the deep woods of Belltown are rapidly cleared to make way for cozy cottages and the expansion of Seattle.

    Dec 16, 1876The Daily IntelligencerBelltown, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Tramp Economy of Early Seattle

    A reporter encounters a 'bummer' among the weeds of Mission Bay, revealing the harsh, transient reality of laborers who roamed the Pacific Coast in the 1870s.

    Aug 31, 1878The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  4. A Deadly Souvenir of the Battle of Seattle

    Twenty-one years after the 1856 Battle of Seattle, a local man struck a hidden relic in a fir tree that could have turned lethal.

    Jan 12, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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