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  1. The Day She Asked for Our Front Door

    A Snohomish resident’s hilarious and exasperating account of his neighbors’ audacious borrowing habits reveals the thin veneer of civility in close-knit frontier communities.

    Feb 3, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

  2. The Schoolmaster’s Plea: Why Snohomish Needs Better Classrooms

    In January 1877, Superintendent A.L. Fuller warns that poverty is no excuse for neglecting education, urging citizens to tax themselves for healthy schoolhouses before ignorance breeds crime.

    Jan 13, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyCity Hall

  3. The Price of Ownership: 1877 Snohomish Tax Delinquencies

    A rare window into the early land-holding patterns of the Snohomish valley, listing the citizens, acres, and pennies owed to the county treasury during the formative years of the settlement.

    Mar 13, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Great Depression of the 1870s Hits Snohomish

    Facing a glut of goods and a collapsing market, local merchants slash prices and scramble to entice struggling settlers.

    Jan 25, 1879The Northern StarFront Street, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Great Price War of 1878

    A Seattle mercantile firm attempts to win over Snohomish customers by slashing prices in the face of local competition.

    Feb 1, 1879The Northern StarFront Street, Seattle, King County

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