Geo. H. Jones
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- Aug 5, 1888The New Boom in Port TownsendFresh from the recent election, the new municipal government promises rapid expansion and a bold vision for civic infrastructure.Port Townsend, WA
- Jul 9, 1908Twenty Thousand Acres vs. the River: Calispel Valley Takes Its Case to CongressFarmers around Usk and Cusick organize a diking district and send a committee to Spokane to beg a rivers-and-harbors congressman for a dredge, a dike, and a federal appropriation.Cusick, WA
- Sep 3, 1908Railway Contractors Bet Big on Usk as Milwaukee Line Speculation SwirlsA 480-acre ranch sells for $15,500, then the Usk townsite itself changes hands, fueling talk that the new railroad will remake the Calispel Valley.Usk, WA
- Jul 28, 1910The Railroad That Became a LeveeProperty owners along the Calispel petition to join Diking District No. 2, where a rail embankment and a concrete culvert will hold back the Pend Oreille and reclaim a swath of farmland.Newport, WA