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JAN 26, 1895Acme, WA

200 Families Bound for a New Catholic Colony in the Nooksack Valley

Polish, Swiss, German and Slavonian settlers plan a 20,000-acre farming community near Acme, naming it after the Polish refuge in the Swiss hills.

“"They have already located twenty-three families at Rapperswyll, and within 30 days expect to pilot 100 more to their El Dorado of the West."”
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