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  1. County Commission Petitions for Power to Tax Northern Pacific Railroad

    In a bid to expand local tax coffers, Yakima County officials lobby the state to end the tax-exempt status of the railroad's sprawling infrastructure.

    Feb 13, 1890The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Path to Statehood: Washington Territory Prepares for Union

    Congressional mandate sets the stage for a constitutional convention, marking the end of territorial status and the beginning of Washington as a state.

    Mar 7, 1889The Yakima HeraldOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  3. Railroads Took 158 Million Acres of Public Land

    A scathing editorial indictment of Republican railroad subsidies in the Pacific Northwest.

    Oct 6, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  4. The Desert Blooms: Yakima’s Canal Vision

    A delegation of Tacoma investors returns from Yakima enchanted by the transformation of arid scrubland into flourishing, frost-resistant orchards.

    Feb 25, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust

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