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JUN 21, 1894Marcus, WA

A Hillside Fell Into the Columbia—and Took the Railroad With It

Forty acres of mountain slid into the Columbia near Marcus, wrecking miles of the Spokane Falls & Northern and cutting Stevens County off from its markets.

“About forty acres of the mountains went into the river at one fell swoop, carrying a large section of the Spokane Falls & Northern Railway with it.”
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