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3 stories matching seidel
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- The Fifteen-Year-Old Hunter of Avondale
A teenage boy fells a massive black bear with two shots in the woods near Avondale.
- The Building Boom of 1882
While Seattle today faces a housing supply crisis, this 1882 report details a rapid expansion period where 105 new buildings were erected in a single year, aiming to make the city more attractive to the outside world.
- The Legal Scramble for a Seattle Property Claim
A standard legal notice in the Seattle Weekly Intelligencer reveals the tense, high-stakes nature of territorial property disputes in 1880.
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- A Mill Worker's Narrow Escape
A standard day at the Port Blakeley mill turned catastrophic when a falling door triggered the log carriage, pinning a worker against the machinery.