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11 stories matching bluff

  1. The Man Who Walked Away from Death

    Richard Schmalp, a 50-year-old homesteader near Menlo View, survived a terrifying fall that split his skull open, leaving him unconscious for half an hour.

    Dec 30, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyDisasters

  2. The Boom Town That Never Quite Was

    A speculative real estate advertisement touts Mukilteo as the next great industrial powerhouse, promising a future of ship-building and commerce that would forever alter the Snohomish County shoreline.

    Oct 19, 1878The Northern StarMukilteo, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  3. Taming the Snohomish Valley Marshlands

    A look at the settlers turning the muddy, fertile banks of the Snohomish River into a bustling agricultural hub through sweat and engineering.

    Aug 4, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Steamer Yakima’s Narrow Escape on the Snohomish River

    A dangerous excursion up the river tests the limits of steamboat navigation through uncharted waters and shifting logjams.

    Oct 28, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish River, Snohomish, Snohomish County

  5. The Dream of the Mukilteo Homestead

    Developers pitch the promise of self-sufficiency and deep-water access to prospective homesteaders in a growing Mukilteo.

    Aug 24, 1878The Northern StarMukilteo, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  6. The Mukilteo Land Rush

    A frontier real estate advertisement reveals how developers sold the dream of independence to prospective settlers by subdividing the rugged waterfront into 'homesteads.'

    Jul 20, 1878The Northern StarMukilteo, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  7. The Mukilteo Colony Pitch: A 19th Century Developer’s Dream

    Before it was a residential hub, Mukilteo was marketed as a grand 'colony' with promises of deep-water docks and agricultural self-sufficiency.

    Jul 13, 1878The Northern StarMukilteo, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  8. Sultan River Prospectors Build a Half-Mile Flume

    Deep in the Snohomish backcountry, a group of determined prospectors labors to divert the Sultan River in hopes of striking it rich.

    Nov 23, 1878The Northern StarSultan River, Sultan, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

  9. The Great Log Jam: A River of Lost Timber

    In March 1877, a sudden rise in the Skykomish River swept away thousands of feet of logs belonging to local sawmills, turning a potential fortune into driftwood.

    Mar 17, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyDisasters

  10. The Promised Land of Mukilteo

    Developers pitch a vision of 'valuable' homesteads and marshland ranches to settlers, promising a life of agriculture and industry on the shores of the Sound.

    Sep 1, 1878The Northern StarMukilteo, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  11. The Great Ditch: How Snohomish Settlers Tamed the Marsh

    Before the land was dry, a few determined pioneers took shovels and grit to the wetlands behind Snohomish to carve a new path for trade and transit.

    Feb 6, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

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