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  1. The Canal That Would Make Seattle a Pacific Power

    A first federal appropriation for the Lake Washington Canal sends Seattle into an optimistic fever, with the Post-Intelligencer predicting a second—or first—great port on the coast.

    Aug 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. Congress Cuts Seattle’s Canal Fund to $25,000

    The House backs a reduced river-and-harbor appropriation for the proposed Lake Washington canal, leaving the project to wait on the Senate.

    Aug 4, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Great Washington Enrolment Error: How a Senate Amendment Slipped Into a Harbor Bill

    A clerical mistake in the final printing of a river and harbor bill has inserted a controversial $10 million amendment intended for Galveston into legislation for Seattle's Elliott Bay, sparking threats of filibuster and legal chaos.

    Mar 15, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  4. The Unharnessed Potential of Priest Rapids

    With federal power legislation stalled, the community of White Bluffs looks toward government intervention to develop the region's massive water resources.

    Mar 9, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, White Bluffs, Kittitas CountyFollow the Money

  5. The Proclamation That Never Was: How Seattle Almost Became a State in 1889

    While Congress debated the fate of Dakota and New Mexico, a radical proposal to admit Washington Territory by presidential decree revealed the deep political fractures over statehood.

    Feb 15, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  6. Land Speculation or Lifeline? The Fight Over Seattle’s Lake Washington Canal

    Senator Squire battles Southern committee members and rumors of a land grab to keep Seattle’s canal in the federal river and harbor bill.

    Jul 31, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLake Washington Canal, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  7. The Ship Canal Double-Cross at the Democratic Convention

    Seattle's delegates went to Olympia ready to die on the canal plank. Their own campaign manager had already sold them out.

    Aug 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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