Benton
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- Jul 22, 1859The Fur Company’s Land Empire Is Declared Public DomainA letter from Washington City reports that the Hudson’s Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural companies’ territorial claims have been ruled forfeit, opening their Nisqually and Fort Vancouver lands to American survey and settlement.Fort Nisqually, DuPont, WA
- Dec 2, 1886The Political Spoils of a Walla Walla ClerkAfter relocating his entire life and family for a government job, a deputy clerk is unceremoniously fired—exposing the bitter, transactional nature of territorial patronage.Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 16, 1892The Tragic End of Etta HarrisA daughter is murdered by her own father in Tacoma, exposing a twisted history of obsession, jealousy, and fatal control.Tacoma, WA