In 1905, doctors told a Seattle shipbuilder he had only months to live; he sold his business for $3.5 million, moved to an island, gave nearly 2,700 acres away and lived another 38 years
- Robert Moran, former mayor of Seattle and shipbuilding magnate was told in 1905, that he only had a few months to live.
- Resolved to spend his last days peacefully, he sold his business interests for $3.5 million ($126 million in 2025) and moved to Orcas Island where he eventually acquired about 7,000 acres of forest.
- Eventually, he gave away part of the land as a park and outlived the predictions, as per a report by HistoryLink.org.
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- Robert Moran, former mayor of Seattle and shipbuilding magnate was told in 1905, that he only had a few months to live.
- Resolved to spend his last days peacefully, he sold his business interests for $3.5 million ($126 million in 2025) and moved to Orcas Island where he eventually acquired about 7,000 acres of forest.
- Eventually, he gave away part of the land as a park and outlived the predictions, as per a report by HistoryLink.org.
Sources: Times of India