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Gerhard Ericksen’s Good Road
In the 1880s Seattleites were fed up with being snubbed by railroad corporations. The last straw was the Northern Pacific’s selection of Seattle’s rival city, Tacoma, as the western terminus of the NP’s cross-country line. Under the leadership of Judge … Continue reading
Posted in Immigrant heritage, streets
Tagged Bothell, cars and roads, Lake City Way NE, McKee's map of 1894, railroad
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