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1 story matching dockton

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  1. The Battle for Vashon's Roads

    A local editorial argues that historic promises to improve road access for Dockton residents must take priority over new proposals for a Magnolia Beach road.

    Dec 25, 1919Vashon Island News-RecordVashon, King CountyBoom & Bust

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  1. Dockside Misadventure for Ship Captain

    Captain Elnathan Lewis suffers a brutal fall on the ice-slicked logs of Seattle’s waterfront.

    Jan 21, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle Waterfront, Seattle

  2. A Cold Case from the Underground Cellar

    Twenty years after a brutal murder in California, a man suspected of being an accomplice is arrested in Spokane, bringing a buried crime back to the surface.

    Jun 1, 1898Adams County NewsSpokane

  3. A Wharf Foreman Tied an Iron Bar to His Neck and Stepped Into the Bay

    James Mobley, foreman for the Port Blakely Mill Company, left his hat on the wharf as the only clue — a private collapse in a company mill town.

    Sep 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBainbridge Island

  4. Search for Missing Tugboat Crewman

    Anton Anderson, a deckhand on the tug Holyoke, vanishes into the cold waters of Port Townsend after a night on shore.

    Jan 9, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  5. The Million-Dollar Dry Dock Across the Sound

    At Port Orchard, contractors raced to finish the largest dry dock in America—and boasted it would be third largest in the world.

    Jan 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPuget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton

  6. The Battle for Port Orchard's Dry Dock

    Local residents petition the Navy to investigate alleged contractor favoritism in the growth of Charleston.

    Jul 22, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Orchard

  7. The Wharfinger's Narrow Escape

    A jury rules that a dock owner isn't a common carrier, leaving an injured woman without recourse.

    Jan 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Waterfront, Seattle

  8. The Collapse of Baker’s Dock

    A cargo of sugar destined for a warehouse ended up in the harbor after a steamer collision in 1892, sparking a legal battle.

    Feb 21, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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