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3 stories matching beach

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:beachcomb, beachwood, beacon, bleach, breach, bach

  1. Mystery Body on Whidbey Island

    An unidentified logger is found decomposed on the beach, sparking a coroner's inquiry.

    May 31, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHolmes Harbor, Whidbey Island, Island CountyTrue Crime

  2. A Black Skiff, a Stranger, and a House That Burned

    A Whidbey Island man rowed out with an unknown companion on a windy February afternoon in 1895. Neither was seen again — and six days later his house went up in flames.

    Mar 23, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island, Island CountyTrue Crime

  3. A Peoria Syndicate Tried to Turn Whidbey Island Into One Big Orchard

    With $100,000 in capital and 10,000 acres, outside investors promised a prune empire, new roads, wharves and Eastern colonies — but insisted they were not selling a townsite.

    Feb 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island, Island CountyBoom & Bust

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