July 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of one of the most momentous events in Pacific Northwest history: when the Northern Pacific Railway Company chose Tacoma as the terminus for its transcontinental line and doomed Seattle to obscurity.
That was what everyone thought would happen to Seattle, anyhow. But it didn’t exactly turn out that way.
A free history walking tour will take place next week in Tacoma on the actual anniversary over the “Prairie Line” – the final stretch of what was once the original Northern Pacific track into the heart of downtown.
The importance of railroads in the 19th century
Railroads are still important today, but their importance
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