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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 13 |
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- The Pioneer Dream on the Snoqualmie River
A settler lists his homestead for sale, offering a window into the grueling physical labor and speculative ambition of 1870s life in the Washington Territory.
- The Price of Industrial Burnout in 1878
A pioneer farmer puts his Snoqualmie Valley homestead on the market, citing 'weak lungs' and the relentless pace of frontier survival.
- The Pioneer's Farewell
A Snoqualmie River settler puts his homestead up for sale, citing 'weak lungs' as the reason for leaving his hard-won life behind.
- A Frontier Land Deal on the Snoqualmie
A settler lists his 160-acre riverfront homestead for sale, citing his own failing health as the price of carving a life from the Washington wilderness.
- A Life on the Sound: The Snoqualmie River Homestead
A settler’s personal plea to sell his 160-acre riverfront dream as he faces the 'inevitable payment' of a life in the rugged Pacific Northwest.
- The Tragedy of a Snoqualmie Valley Homestead
After his health fails, a local settler offers his hard-won riverfront farm for sale, hoping to escape the damp climate of the Snoqualmie.
- 160-Acre Farm for Sale on the Snoqualmie River
A Snoqualmie homesteader lists his hard-won riverfront acreage, citing 'weak lungs' as the reason for his departure.
- The Pioneer’s Burden: Selling the Snoqualmie Homestead
In 1878, a settler’s failing health offers a rare glimpse into the back-breaking labor of carving a farm from the wilderness.
- The Fragile Dream of a Snoqualmie River Homesteader
Forced to sell his 160-acre homestead due to failing health, a pioneer paints a vivid picture of the untamed Snoqualmie Valley in 1878.
- A Frontier Life for Sale on the Snoqualmie
A settler lists his 160-acre homestead for sale in 1878, citing a 'weak lungs' diagnosis—a common, tragic reality for those braving the Pacific Northwest wilderness.
- A Frontier Homestead Seeking a New Steward
In 1878, a settler on the Snoqualmie River attempts to pass on his hard-won homestead, citing health struggles as the frontier era shifts toward permanent settlement.
- The Snoqualmie River Farm That Had Everything
A settler’s mid-19th-century struggle with 'weak lungs' reveals a prime piece of riverfront timber and agricultural land during the height of the logging boom.
- Snoqualmie River Farm With 160 Acres for Sale
A rare 1878 listing offers a glimpse into the grueling reality of clearing timber and building a life on the frontier, where 'weak lungs'—a common death sentence in the era—forced a settler to abandon his homestead.
- The Brutal Genie of the River Valley
An 1876 editorial reflects on the cyclical devastation of Washington’s river floods and why farmers never seem quite ready for the waters to rise.
- The Science of Life Comes to the Coal Mines
When a traveling medical lecturer visited the coal town of Newcastle in 1877, the entire community turned out to witness a performance that mixed professional medical advice with public heckling of the town's elite.
- The Great Lake-to-Sound Canal Dream
A century-old proposal to drain swampy lands and connect the Seattle lakes to the Puget Sound, fueled by fears of devastating floods and the need for new shipping channels.
- The Struggle to Clear the Skagit River
Loggers and settlers face a massive, shifting timber jam on the Skagit River, with locals debating the impact of land ownership on the future of the valley.
- The Swamp That Was: How a Drainage Project Threatened to Reclaim King County’s Wetlands
In 1876, local farmers petitioned the county to drain the marshes between White and Black rivers, arguing that reclamation would boost public health and add millions to the region's wealth.