Shubrick
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- Aug 16, 1862Gunboat Diplomacy in Port TownsendGovernor Pickering journeys to investigate a near-bombardment of Port Townsend by a federal revenue steamer.Port Townsend, WA
- May 2, 1882A Shaking Coast: Earthquake Strikes Port TownsendResidents of the seaside town were startled late Wednesday night by a sharp, twenty-second seismic tremor.Port Townsend, WA
- Jul 1, 1888The Day the Sloop Fired on a Federal CutterIn 1860, twenty-four Port Townsend citizens chartered a sloop to save $5 on fares to Olympia. When intercepted by a revenue cutter, their captain opened fire with a brass howitzer—only to discover he’d just threatened the U.S. government.Port Townsend, WA