Hudson Bay Company
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- Jun 3, 1854Tensions Rise in the San Juan IslandsA dangerous standoff between American officials and Hudson's Bay Company agents threatens to ignite an international incident.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- 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
- Nov 15, 1876The Invading Clovers of the White River ValleyA botanical report on how the 'indomitable' white clover quietly conquered the hay fields of 19th-century King County, displacing the farmer’s preferred timothy.White River Valley, Auburn, WA
- Apr 9, 1882The Doctor Who Swam for His Life: Marcus Whitman’s Forgotten StruggleA newly published account reveals the physical toll and near-death experiences of the missionary whose name is etched into Pacific Northwest history.Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 4, 1883The Unraveling of Judge FitzhughFrom a high-ranking U.S. District Judge in Washington Territory to a forgotten death in a San Francisco boarding house.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Feb 24, 1885The Doctor Who Saved OregonDr. Marcus Whitman’s heroic 1843 mission to guide wagon trains through the wilderness proved that Americans could settle the Northwest, ultimately shifting the geopolitical fate of the territory.Walla Walla, WA
- Jun 18, 1885The Day the San Juan Islands Almost Sparked a WarBefore the archipelago was a tourist destination, it was the site of a tense naval standoff between American and British forces over a disputed boundary.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Jan 12, 1886The Rescue of the Bark ArabellaAfter running aground, a stranded vessel is saved by the quick work of local steamers.Seattle, WA
- Dec 3, 1886The Pig War: How a Single Foraging Hog Nearly Triggered a Border WarA look back at the bizarre diplomatic standoff between the U.S. and Britain on San Juan Island, sparked by a hungry pig in a settler’s garden.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Jan 4, 1891White Husbands in Indigenous Communities on the FrontierGeneral O.O. Howard describes the precarious lives of white men who married Indigenous women in the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA
- Oct 26, 1891A Bishop Claimed 430 Acres of a Federal Military ReservationThe Roman Catholic Bishop of Nesqually went to the U.S. Supreme Court to secure title to the Vancouver military reservation, setting church, Crown-era permission, and federal ownership against one another.Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, WA
- Mar 27, 1892The Pig That Almost Started a WarBefore Seattle became a metropolis, Puget Sound was a wild frontier of rugged homesteaders, vigilante justice, and international border disputes sparked by a single, ill-fated swine.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Apr 24, 1892The Pig War's Lingering GhostDecades after the 'Pig War' nearly ignited a conflict between the U.S. and Britain, Colonel Granville O. Haller presents a historical accounting of the San Juan Island boundary dispute to the Washington State Historical Society.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Apr 24, 1892The Pig War: How a Single Shot Almost Started a WarA minor dispute over a pig on San Juan Island spiraled into an international standoff between the United States and Great Britain in 1859.San Juan Island, Friday Harbor, WA
- Dec 14, 1892Death of John Flett, Pioneer Interpreter and AdventurerA witness to the evolution of the Pacific Northwest, Flett served as a crucial bridge between settlers and Indigenous nations.Steilacoom, WA
- Feb 20, 1893The Forgotten Battle at the Mouth of the OkanoganA newly unearthed cannonball recalls a bloody 19th-century massacre between Hudson’s Bay Company traders and local Indigenous tribes.Brewster, WA
- Jun 28, 1893The Perilous Seat of the Customs CollectorA history of the Puget Sound customs office reveals a chronicle of smugglers, political infighting, and violent tragedies.Port Townsend, WA
- Jun 5, 1894The Sound's Long Memory for RainWhile storms rattle the nerves of new arrivals, an old-timer’s meticulous forty-year record shows the 1894 weather is nothing compared to the '63 deluge.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 25, 1894The Oldest Settler in Washington Dies—and He Left a Peace Between Two WorldsThomas Stensgar came with the Hudson Bay Company, married into Chief Tomcomly’s family, and was called on to mediate between settlers and Indians.Addy, WA
- Apr 21, 1895Snohomish, 1898: A Ferry Claim Becomes a Booster's Dream CityA promotional tour of the inland Puget Sound town traces its founding by I.C. Ferguson, its lumber and fishing wages, and the railroad that turned a river landing into a self-described city of homes.Snohomish, WA
- Nov 30, 1903Remembering the Whitman Massacre Fifty-Six Years LaterA commemorative address at the Congregational church reflects on the life and violent death of Dr. Marcus Whitman, an event that defined the early history of the Walla Walla Valley.Congregational Church, Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 29, 1903An Indigenous Burial Site Exposed by RainsHeavy winter storms have unearthed a historic burial ground on the Walla Walla River, revealing items from the Hudson Bay era and beyond.Walla Walla, WA