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  1. Post-Fire Sanitation: The Fight for a Healthy Seattle

    Following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, local physicians and concerned citizens publicly debated the city’s primitive sewer systems, warning that decaying waste in the 'burnt district' threatened a public health crisis.

    Jul 17, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPioneer Square, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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  1. An Explorer’s Report from the Northwestern Frontier

    A detailed dispatch describing the agricultural potential, wildlife, and natural beauty of the Clallam County prairies.

    Feb 23, 1861Washington StandardSequim

  2. The Iron of Snohomish City

    Before the concrete arrived, the pulse of the town beat in the forge of L. Hanson.

    Dec 8, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish

  3. A Frontier Discovery: Quicksilver in the Hills

    A routine spring cleaning by a settler’s wife in Clallam County leads to a potentially major discovery of mercury ore.

    Jun 25, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerClallam Bay

  4. A Candidate’s Philosophy on Education

    W. D. Gillen, candidate for county school superintendent, argues that manual training and domestic science must not eclipse core academics.

    Jun 30, 1910The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentLynden

  5. The Industrial Boom of Van Asselt's Sewer Pipe

    A newly discovered deposit of clay near the Green River births a factory, employing eighty men and shaping the city’s infrastructure.

    Jan 10, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerVan Asselt, Seattle

  6. The Solar Plexus Surprise

    A local storekeeper's attempt to act tough with a schoolgirl ends in a swift, painful lesson.

    Jun 8, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  7. A Hundred Feet of Great Northern Trestle Slips Toward the River

    Wet, frozen clay undermines the fill east of Newport, forcing railroad crews to wait for a pile driver before they can rebuild.

    Apr 2, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport

  8. The Agricultural Transformation of the Skagit Flats

    Decades of diking and draining have turned tide lands into some of the most productive agricultural soil in the world.

    Dec 16, 1876The Northern StarLa Conner

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