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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 3 |
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- The Birth of the Snohomish Brass Band
A group of enterprising young men organize to bring music to the Snohomish community, pledging to be performance-ready in just a few months.
- The Struggle to Build a County Fair
Citizens push to establish the Snohomish County Agricultural Society despite massive logistical hurdles and limited resources.
- The Iron of Snohomish City
Before the concrete arrived, the pulse of the town beat in the forge of L. Hanson.
- The Town's New Mill Promises Prosperity
A new lumber mill is nearing completion, promising to keep capital within the Snohomish community and provide steady work for local men.
- The Industrial Heartbeat of Snohomish
Before the town was a bedroom community, it was a frontier hub of iron, wood, and hard labor.
- Forging a Frontier Living
A glimpse into the daily trade of a local blacksmith in 19th-century Snohomish, serving the loggers and farmers who carved the town from the wilderness.
- Forging a Life in Frontier Snohomish
Before the city was a sprawling hub, local blacksmiths like H. Hanson were the essential engine keeping farms and logging camps running with 'neatness and dispatch.'
- The Shadow of the Indian Wars in the Snohomish Valley
As rumors of conflict and uprisings on the upper Columbia stir the frontier, Snohomish locals organize a volunteer militia to defend their settlements.
- The Ironworker of Snohomish
How a local blacksmith hammered out a living for the logging camps of the frontier.
- The Promised Land on the La Grande Marsh
Developers in the late 19th century marketed Snohomish's tide lands and marshy acreage as prime agricultural real estate, promising fertile soil and easy access to market.
- The Dream of the La Grande Marsh Colony
Developers in the 1880s marketed a fertile Snohomish County marshland as an ideal site for a family colony, selling the promise of self-sufficiency just four miles from town.
- Organizing the Veteran Battalion for the Sioux War
A local editor and former soldiers organize to provide support and military service amidst tensions following the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- The Porch Light Intervention
A romantic evening on Snohomish's Piety Hill is brought to a splashy, unceremonious end.
- The Agricultural Transformation of the Skagit Flats
Decades of diking and draining have turned tide lands into some of the most productive agricultural soil in the world.
- The Call to Organize the Militia
With the shadow of the Indian War and Custer’s defeat looming, the paper calls for a organized militia to protect the Puget Sound region.
- The Pioneer Hub for Snohomish's Rising Professionals
Before the age of online degrees, Snohomish’s ambitious youth crowded into the Puget Sound Business College to master telegraphy, mercantile law, and the ledger.
- The Lumber King of the Snohomish Valley
Before he became a titan of industry, A.J. Pope navigated the rugged, uncertain life of an early Washington settler.
- The Launch of the Messenger
A new steamer designed for Puget Sound makes a graceful debut on the water.
- The Unfinished House on the River
A rare glimpse into the local property market of territorial-era Snohomish, featuring a 'hard-finished' home and a mill site primed for industry.
- The 1878 Patent for Long-Distance Kissing
A satirical inventor in Snohomish introduces a bizarre 'kisograph' machine to keep lovers connected across thousands of miles.
- The Iron Road to Tenino
After years of fits and starts, Olympia residents push to finish a vital rail connection, mirroring the modern-day struggle for infrastructure and investment.
- The Pioneer’s Exit: A Snohomish Farmstead on the Market
A rare glimpse into the local land economy of 1880s Snohomish as a settler prepares to move on, offering a fully operational dairy ranch for sale.
- The Last Harvest: A Snohomish Dairy Ranch for Sale
A departing farmer puts his well-established dairy operation on the market, offering a glimpse into the agricultural life of 1880s Snohomish.
- A Frontier Life for Sale
A departing settler lists his massive Snohomish ranch and a Quico mill site, offering a snapshot of a region transitioning from raw wilderness to cultivated industry.
- A Frontier Estate on the Market
Royal Haskell offers his 147-acre Snohomish dairy ranch, mill site, and town house for sale as he prepares to depart for the East.