The Industrial Expansion of Seattle’s Waterfront
Moran Brothers Company secures critical land to expand their shipbuilding and iron works capabilities.
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The Moran Brothers Company has purchased the property of the Merchants Mill and Lumber Company, located on the tide lands adjoining their present plant. The property includes two docks and the price paid was $15,000. The intent in purchasing this property is to enable the company to steadily enlarge their shipbuilding plant, the work on which is partially underway. The improvements will include new machine shops and an iron shipbuilding plant.
“The intent in purchasing this property is to enable the company to steadily enlarge their shipbuilding plant.”
The Moran Brothers were pivotal in establishing Seattle as a major maritime hub in the late 19th century. Their legacy of industrial expansion echoes today as Seattle continues to debate the balance between maritime industrial use and urban waterfront development.
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