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9 stories matching ferryboat
- The Runaway Ferry
A White Bluffs ferryboat breaks its lines and embarks on an unscheduled voyage down the Columbia River.
- The Ferryboat War of Elliott Bay
A high-stakes territorial dispute over a commercial shipping slip leads to a dangerous maritime game of chicken between two competing steamships.
- A Saloon Brawl Turns Deadly in Zillah
A bartender kills a man behind his bar after a confrontation over who was in charge of the establishment.
- The 10-Cent Ferry That Tried to Shrink Lake Washington
Before the bridges, a new company promised 20-minute crossings between Madison Street and Kirkland, cheaper farm freight, and a direct market route for eastside farmers.
- Vancouver’s Sunday Shutdown
The saloon keepers of Vancouver, Washington, enforce a strict city-wide Sunday closure, leaving the town deserted.
- The Sudden Rise of West Seattle
How a group of San Francisco capitalists transformed a dense forest into a speculative boomtown overnight.
- The Fire That Starved a City: How a Burning Lime Ship Stalled Seattle’s Building Boom
When the steamer *Yquina* exploded in flames at Pacific Dock, it didn't just destroy $35,000 worth of cargo—it left 600 mechanics without work and halted the construction of a growing metropolis.
- When the Water Came Up to the Post Office: Floods Cut Seattle’s Rail and Mail Lines
Spring freshets submerged low streets, stalled Great Northern and Northern Pacific trains, and left Seattle business houses waiting days for mail.
- Twenty Inches of Snow Bring Seattle to a Standstill
A February 1893 blizzard blocks streetcars, freezes water pipes and threatens a coal famine, forcing schools to close and residents to melt snow for drinking water.
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- A Town Builds Its Own Ferry to Reach the New Mill
Citizens and the Fidelity Lumber Co. raised about $1,000 to link Newport with the company's new plant and open the far bank to ranchers; Bonner County now runs it free.