Valentine
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- Nov 25, 1876The Floor Gives Way: Panic and Death at Seattle’s Morris Opera HouseA grand opening night turns into a nightmare when the second-story floor of the newly converted theater collapses into the stables below, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the city's earliest major disasters.Opera House, Seattle
- Mar 7, 1889The Night They Walked to an Indian Village: A Shipwreck Survivor’s TaleAfter the steamer *Port Gordon* smashed against rocks near Destruction Island, four men survived a nightmare of broken lines and drowning comrades by building a raft from hatches—and then walking ten miles through the brush.Neah Bay, WA
- May 1, 1894U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Private Tide Land ClaimsA landmark decision solidifies the state's control over waterfront property, ending years of speculation via 'Valentine scrip'.Seattle, WA