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24 stories matching brickyard
- The Vashon Machinery Heist
Two men receive three-year sentences for stealing a scow-load of machinery from a Vashon Island brickyard.
- A Nighttime Tragedy at the Everett Brickyard
A storm-toppled tree crushes a worker's tent in the mud of Swaiwell Landing.
- The Last Stand at Point Edmonds
A stubborn brickyard owner defends his property against the Great Northern Railway with nothing but a shotgun and legal grit.
- Fatal Collision in Georgetown
A brickyard laborer is struck and killed by a Northern Pacific train after miscalculating the engine's speed.
- The Brickyard Expansion: Fueling Seattle's Rapid Growth
As Seattle transitioned from a frontier outpost to a developing city, a local businessman secured a four-year lease on the city's primary brickyard to meet the surging demand for permanent construction materials.
- The Desperate 'Stake' of a Fugitive
After shooting an employer in Seattle, a wounded man is discovered in a cabin near a brickyard, revealing a tale of poverty, gambling, and a botched robbery.
- The Failed Nitric Acid Mutiny at Walla Walla
A covert plot by forty convicts to poison their guards with nitric acid and storm the prison gates was thwarted by a lucky discovery in the brickyard.
- The Mysterious Burning of the Scow Bleecker
A steam scow used to haul bricks from Fog Island is destroyed by fire, fueling local rumors of arson.
- The Teenaged Inventors of North Seattle
Two brothers, aged 13 and 15, harness the power of electricity to drive boats, light homes, and saw wood along the Seattle waterfront.
- Tragic Accident in Seattle's Southern Brickyards
An eight-year-old boy, the son of a prominent contractor, is severely injured after being struck by a wagon.
- A Thousand Dogs for the Klondike
A Seattle syndicate imported stray dogs by the carload from Chicago, trained them to haul gold-rush supplies, and kenneled the pack in an abandoned brickyard.
- The Trunk in the Belltown Earth
Two prospectors looking for a brickyard site uncovered more than clay when they stumbled upon a hidden trunk containing a man’s remains.
- The Uncertain Fate of a Convicted Killer
Edward Spencer awaits transfer to the Walla Walla penitentiary, sparking speculation about his potential work assignment behind bars.
- The Burglar Who Asked for Prison, Then Fought to Stay Out
Eugene Kelly and Charles Amos were convicted of stealing machinery from a Vashon Island brickyard. Amos had plotted to kill a jailer; when put in irons, he begged to begin his sentence—then changed his mind and appealed.
- The Iron Road Approaches Aberdeen
A progress report on the Northern Pacific railway construction as the long-awaited line inches toward the city.
- The Industrial Heartbeat of 1876 Seattle
A glimpse into the daily churn of a rapidly growing frontier town, where hardware, coal, and steam power built the foundation of the Emerald City.
- The City’s Call for Child Labor
A 1892 classified section reveals the casual exploitation of youth, alongside a frantic city infrastructure project that mirrors modern growth pains.
- The Brutality of the Walla Walla Penitentiary
A critical look at the failing 'cell system' and the questionable state industries in Washington’s state prison.
- Ten Strangers at the Tunnel: Is the Union Pacific Coming Back to Olympia?
A corps of engineers has been quietly pacing the unfinished Tumwater tunnel, refusing to say who sent them or what they want — while heavy rain eats away at the abandoned work.
- The Boys in the County Jail
A look inside the cell of four Seattle youths arrested for petty theft, and the cycle of crime they are already trapped in.
- The Road That Refused to Be Fenced In
For twenty-five years a road ran from Alki Point to the Duwamish. When a land claimant fenced it off, King County tore the fence down—and a jury backed the county.
- The Road to Nowhere: How Seattle’s Leaders Left Lake Washington Residents Stranded in Mud
In March 1877, residents living between the city and Lake Washington found their commute impossible. The city council ignored petitions for a proper road, offering only fir boughs and gravel dust as solutions.
- The Train That Didn't Whistle
A Seattle teamster loses a leg at a blind railroad crossing, and the Washington Supreme Court weighs whether his failure to stop and listen bars his claim against the Northern Pacific.
- The Warden Fights Back: Prison Labor, Jute Sacks and a Seattle Newspaper Scandal
Accused of selling prison-made sacks to middlemen and brutalizing convicts, Walla Walla’s warden answers his critics with a detailed defense—and a challenge to inspect the prison.