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5 stories matching hardpan

  1. The Seventeenth-Foot Toad

    Workers digging a cistern in Tacoma discover a living toad buried seventeen feet deep in hardpan.

    Aug 5, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  2. The Miracle Toad of Tacoma

    A small toad discovered buried beneath seventeen feet of hardpan sparks curiosity and scientific wonder.

    Oct 23, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  3. The Scandal of the Ghost Sewers

    A newly appointed Board of Public Works uncovers evidence of rampant incompetence and political patronage in the city's sewer construction project.

    Feb 18, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Ward, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Buried Forest Beneath Denny Hill

    Excavations for a new industrial facility in Seattle reveal a startling subterranean history: an ancient, preserved forest resting 22 feet beneath the city's surface.

    Sep 24, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDenny Hill, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  5. Seattle's Sewers Were Cracking All Over Town — and the City Engineer Blamed the Dirt

    A furious letter writer insists the pipes broke not from 'percussion' but from the very worst kind of trench work — and points the finger straight at the man in charge.

    Jul 26, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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