Captain Nichols
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- Oct 19, 1876The Race That Beat the Sea: How a Local Yacht Outpaced the CoastCaptain Burns’ Pacific coaster claims victory in a thrilling seven-round duel against the Dashing Wave, proving that beating to windward is what truly tells.Port Ludlow, WA
- Feb 3, 1877The Boom Town on the Sound: Labor and Industry in 1877 TacomaA traveler’s dispatch from New Tacoma reports on the frenetic pace of local timber mills, the arrival of new industrial machinery, and the rapid expansion of the labor force as the city builds its future.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 27, 1890The Grand Arrival of a Hudson River SteamerAfter a perilous journey around Cape Horn, the City of Kingston makes her debut in Bellingham Bay.Fairhaven, WA