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  1. Forest Fire Threatens Tacoma's Power Grid

    A massive blaze near Orting threatens the Electron power plant, which supplies essential electricity to streetcars and homes in Tacoma and Seattle.

    May 3, 1909The Tacoma TimesOrting, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

  2. An Orting Barn Burning Sparks Courtroom Insults

    A defense attorney’s explosive courtroom conduct highlights a bitter family feud behind an arson charge in Orting.

    Mar 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesOrting, Pierce CountyScandal

  3. Fatal Accident at McDonald’s Logging Camp

    A swamp hook recoils, claiming the life of a Swedish laborer in the woods near Orting.

    May 17, 1904The Tacoma TimesOrting, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  4. The Goat-Powered Revolution

    Pierce County farmers discover that Angora goats are the ultimate tool for clearing the rugged, wild Pacific Northwest landscape.

    Apr 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesOrting, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  5. Mystery and Possible Foul Play in Oting

    A reclusive elderly man has vanished from his home under suspicious circumstances involving blood and bullet holes.

    May 1, 1909The Tacoma TimesOrting, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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