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681 stories
- Engineering the Future of Grays Harbor
A massive federal project to deepen the channels from Hoquiam to Montesano aims to open the harbor to larger maritime trade.
- The People's Railroad
Citizens of Aberdeen pledge labor to build a rail line, betting their own time against town lots to secure Northern Pacific's investment.
- Fatal Accident at Hoquiam Mill
A sawmill worker is killed in a tragic workplace accident, leaving behind an invalid widow.
- After the Fire in Montesano
Community members and a traveling circus rally to assist residents following a major downtown blaze.
- A Close Call with Fire
A young boy suffers life-altering burns in a tragic domestic accident involving matches.
- Shipwreck at Peterson's Point
The schooner Nora Harkins runs aground at the mouth of Grays Harbor after a mechanical failure leaves her helpless against the surf.
- Five Men Lost in the Surf Near Ocosta
A fourteen-mile beach patrol finds no trace of Lieut. Crosby or four others believed drowned off the Washington coast.
- Aberdeen Throws a Party for Its First Northern Pacific Train
Twelve hundred people turned out as a new spur finally brought the Northern Pacific into Aberdeen, ending years of hauling and boosting a lumber town's hopes.
- A Sailors' Union Man on Trial for Murder
William Gohl, former agent of the Sailors' Union in Aberdeen, is accused of killing Charles Hadberg. His trial is postponed to May 2 in Montesano as union members reportedly raise $5,000 for his defense.
- The Witch Doctor’s Bullet: A Love Triangle in Hoquiam
When a local Indian doctor claimed a young woman was bewitched to death, her grieving father took justice into his own hands, leaving a victim with a bullet in the shoulder and a story that captivated Aberdeen.
- The Tariff That Stole Your Coat: How Washington's Economy Was Held Hostage
In October 1890, Aberdeen workers and farmers felt the bite of the McKinley Tariff before it even passed, as prices soared and wages stagnated in a state where 'free labor' was being priced out of existence.
- A Saw’s Deadly Snap: A Local Man’s Leg Shattered by a Flying Blade
In a grim reminder of the dangers inherent to Aberdeen’s booming timber industry, A.J. Fields suffered a compound fracture of the femur when machinery at Karr’s new mill exploded in violence last Friday.
- The Night the Post Office Was Hunted: A Fugitive’s Flight Through Aberdeen
On a quiet Sunday morning in December 1890, Officer Pearson chased a suspected thief through alleys and lumber yards, firing his revolver twice as the man fled toward the Weatherwax yard.
- The Woman Who Swung on the Belt
A draft at the Aberdeen planing mill caught Mrs. F.M. Campbell’s dress, lifting her off her feet and spinning her around a shaft—her screams were the only thing that saved her life.
- A Ghastly Industrial Tragedy at Westport
A sawmill accident on the lower Columbia claims the life of a British immigrant.
- The Hawaiian Colony of Aberdeen
Facing economic displacement by Chinese labor in Honolulu, a group of islander families seeks a new start as farmers in the forests of Grays Harbor.
- The Jailer’s Eyes: A Daring Escape in Montesano
A desperate jailbreak in Grays Harbor County ends with a jailer sidelined by flea powder and a daring dash into the woods.
- A Sudden End in the Aberdeen Ballroom
A prominent local businessman collapses and dies while dancing.
- The Hoquiam River Power Struggle
A citizen-led pushback against land commission reports suggests local waterfront control is being manipulated for private gain.
- Tragedy in Montesano
A playful struggle over a revolver ends in the accidental death of a prominent town founder's son.
- A Mother’s Desperate Rescue in Ocosta Bay
A mother who could not swim dives into the freezing tide to save her drowning son.
- Aberdeen’s Rapid Rise from Forest to Factory
A survey of Aberdeen’s industrial explosion in just five years, highlighting its transformation into a manufacturing and banking powerhouse.
- The Motor Line Returns
Aberdeen and Hoquiam leaders revive the intercity motor line project with a new $40,000 investment plan.
- Mill Accident Claims Sawyer’s Leg
A young sawmill worker undergoes an emergency amputation after being crushed by mill machinery in Cosmopolis.
- The Hidden Interior of the Olympics
An expedition traverses the rugged mountain interior, mapping glacial ranges and dispelling legends of a 'giant race' within the Peninsula.