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JAN 8, 1909Stevenson, WA

Icy Rescue on the Columbia River

Two men survived a harrowing five-hour drift in freezing temperatures after their scow broke loose near Stevenson.

“For five hours in almost zero temperature and imminent danger of being swept over the falls, father and son gestulated and shouted to people on shore.”
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JUN 7, 1862Cape Horn, Stevenson, WA

The Carrie Ladd Runs Aground

A steamship meets its fate on a rock at Cape Horn, leaving passengers and crew to abandon the sinking vessel on the Washington side of the Columbia River.

“Her passengers had barely time to get ashore before she filled, and she now lies with one side under water.”
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