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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 18 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 47 |
| 1893 | 62 |
| 1894 | 37 |
| 1895 | 34 |
227 stories
- The City That Wasn't: Port Townsend’s Bold Pitch to Steal Seattle’s Thunder
In January 1889, the Mayor of Port Townsend published a scathing list of 'facts' in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, arguing that his town was the true commercial heart of the Pacific Northwest while Seattle remained a mere backwater.
- The Unsung Paradise of Quilcene
An 1888 letter to the editor paints a portrait of a Jefferson County community so healthy, local doctors had nothing to do.