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3 stories matching accret

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  1. Who Owns the Water's Edge?

    A legal brief detailing the property rights of landowners whose lots border the tides and navigable waters of Seattle.

    Aug 4, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerElliott Bay, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Great Partition: Why Walla Walla Wants to Leave Washington

    A fiery editorial warns that the eastern half of the territory is plotting to join Oregon, leaving Seattle and the Puget Sound region stranded in a 'provincial' limbo.

    Jul 28, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. Seattle's Bid to Be the Liverpool of America

    In 1895, boosters imagined a Lake Washington ship canal turning Puget Sound into a freshwater harbor for world commerce, coal trade, and naval power.

    Feb 24, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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