Seattle Water Department Historical Files 1889-1964

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Seattle Water Department Historical Files 1889-1964

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Public documents and research notes that were gathered in the process of writing a history of the Seattle Water Department.

4.6 cubic feet; 12 boxes

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City of Seattle SeattleMunicipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6367404

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Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Lighting and Water Works.

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McWilliams, Mary

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Seattle (Wash.). Water Dept.

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A public waterworks was created by City Charter Amendment in 1875. However, Seattle was served primarily by small private water companies for the next decade and a half. Following the Great Fire of 1889, citizens voted to fund creation of a municipally owned water system. The City purchased the private systems, and since 1891, has owned and operated a municipal water system. The City began developing the Cedar River Watershed and contracting with outside communities (such as Ballard and Renton) ...