Puget Sound Power and Light Company Records 1888-1990 1888-1932

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Puget Sound Power and Light Company Records 1888-1990 1888-1932

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The Puget Sound Power & Light Company Records document the emergence and early operations of one of the leading private power and transportation operations in Washington State. The collection reflects the history of Puget Sound Power and Light's predecessor and subsidiary companies from around 1888 to 1932 and in particular the development of rail transit systems in the Puget Sound area from the late nineteenth century through the 1930s. Records include administrative, financial, operational, legal, and property material documenting the interests and activities of over fifty of the “Puget Power” companies, and their role in the provision of utility and transportation services in Western Washington.

159 linear feet

eng,

Western Washington University Heritage Resources

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company dominated the power and transportation business in the Pacific Northwest region during the first half of the twentieth century. The origins of "Puget Power" are connected to the early activities of Massachusetts-based Stone & Webster Engineering Consulting Corporation. In the first decade of the twentieth century, Stone & Webster initiated aggressive expansion of the company's interests in Washington State. Its acquistion and...

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