Shaper of Seattle
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¿His achievements are woven into Seattle and the surrounding region so durably that they are taken for granted even as Puget Sound, Lake Washington, and Mount Rainier.¿¿Roy O. Hadley Despite Seattle¿s dismal condition upon his 1881 arrival, a young, ambitious, and educated Reginald Heber Thomson
… More »¿His achievements are woven into Seattle and the surrounding region so durably that they are taken for granted even as Puget Sound, Lake Washington, and Mount Rainier.¿¿Roy O. Hadley Despite Seattle¿s dismal condition upon his 1881 arrival, a young, ambitious, and educated Reginald Heber Thomson recognized the fledgling city¿s potential. Throughout the following decades, his dedicated guidance produced a workable sewage system, a clean, reliable water supply, regraded streets, and more. "Shaper of Seattle" recounts the life and work of an extraordinary man and his devotion to the Emerald City.
« LessYoung manhood in California
Early years in Seattle
Thomson's work in context
The sewers
Cedar River water system
The regrades
Railroads, lighting, and the ship canal
Public and private life of an engineer
Port Commission, Strathcona Park, the Times, and Sun
Politics, consulting, and family
Return to city engineering and the fight with J.D. Ross
More engineering and the later years
"R.H." : the meaning of a busy life
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