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| Year | Stories |
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| 1889 | 3 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 1 |
5 stories matching grassroot
- Seattle Women Mobilize for School Board Campaign
A grassroots effort kicks off to elect Mrs. R. S. Loyhed to the school board, showing early political organizing by Seattle women.
- The Campaign for the Rhododendron
A grassroots effort at Lee's Pharmacy seeks to crown the rhododendron as the official Washington state flower.
- The Grassroots Call for Statehood
Before Washington was a state, its residents organized informal, spirited conventions to demand entry into the Union.
- The Grassroots Railway That Built Modern Seattle
How a small group of ambitious local citizens took on the corporate giants to secure Seattle's future against the 'contemptuous neglect' of the Northern Pacific.
- Seattle’s Own: How Local Capital Built the Denny Hotel Without Asking for Help
While other cities relied on outside investors or government subsidies, Seattle’s promoters raised the full capital for the new Denny Hotel in just four days through a grassroots campaign of local shareholders.