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Mr. Hughes

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Feb 7, 1861Gold on the WenatcheeMiners returning from the Wenatchee country report paying prospects—and a rush is already forming from Puget Sound.Wenatchee River, Wenatchee, WA
Oct 26, 1876The Unlikely Paradise of the SagebrushWhile cattle ranchers once guarded their grazing ranges, a 1878 report from the Yakima Valley reveals the early, optimistic push to transform 'useless' desert land into a thriving agricultural hub.Ahtanum Valley, Yakima, WA
May 29, 1878The Heroic Kitchen DefenseWhen a kitchen fire threatened to raze her home, a Snohomish woman didn't wait for help, personally battling the flames until the structure was saved.Snohomish, WA
May 17, 1889The Iron Giant Comes WestA record-breaking, twenty-eight car trainload of farm machinery marks the rapid industrialization of the Oregon frontier.Tacoma, WA
May 26, 1895The Night a Belltown Real Estate Agent Fought Five Officers and Yelled 'Murder'J.J. Middleton was taken from his home near Front and Virginia streets in a fit of violent insanity, convinced that a cabal at the post office was plotting to seize his property.Seattle, WA