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5 stories matching salal

  1. The Moss-Cloaked Giants of Bay Center

    A teacher’s letter from the Pacific Northwest frontier describes a landscape of colossal trees and lush undergrowth, challenging the myth of the harsh pioneer struggle.

    Apr 6, 1877The Daily IntelligencerBay Center, Pacific CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  2. The Iron City That Never Was: Kirkland’s $3 Million Bet on Steel

    In 1891, promoters promised to turn the shores of Lake Washington into the 'Pittsburgh of the Pacific,' selling lots for a fortune and laying tracks for a empire that would vanish within a decade.

    Feb 1, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKirkland, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Pittsburgh of the Pacific: Kirkland's Industrial Fever Dream

    In 1891, developers and investors believed Kirkland would become a global powerhouse of iron production, fueled by a unique geological claim and massive railroad expansion.

    Feb 20, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKirkland, King CountyBoom & Bust

  4. Camp Kelpie: A Seattle Hunting Party in the Last Great Bear Country

    In 1895, Seattle sportsmen pitched camp on Hood Canal between the Duckabush and Hamma Hamma rivers and found a wilderness thick with black bear, salmon, and one very unlucky tenderfoot.

    Mar 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBrinnon, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

  5. The Goat-Powered Revolution

    Pierce County farmers discover that Angora goats are the ultimate tool for clearing the rugged, wild Pacific Northwest landscape.

    Apr 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesOrting, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

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  1. The Public Spat of Thomas and Salina Lilly

    A 19th-century public notice captures the messy, personal side of early Seattle marriage law.

    Jul 14, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle

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