JUN 8, 1892 Bay Center, WA
A mother fighting the tides and the wind after her sailboat capsized managed to save both her young children before rescue arrived.
“She clung to the overturned boat and by superhuman effort succeeded in placing her children on the boat.” Disasters
AUG 11, 1892 Ellen Sands, Bay Center, WA
A decomposed body found bound and weighted on the beach near Bay Center leaves investigators with a gruesome crime and no suspect.
“The ankles were bound together with a small rope, and attached to the feet by a wire was a cast-iron plate weighing 14 pounds.” True Crime
APR 6, 1877 Bay Center, WA
A teacher’s letter from the Pacific Northwest frontier describes a landscape of colossal trees and lush undergrowth, challenging the myth of the harsh pioneer struggle.
Strange But True Boom & Bust
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