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2 stories matching destroy

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  1. A Fiery Protest Over Local Schooling

    A schoolhouse in Lakenew was destroyed by an act of suspected arson, following heated community disputes over moving the building into town.

    Mar 11, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerLakewood, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Disasters

  2. A Runaway Horse, Two Fence Splinters, and a Hotelkeeper’s Fearless Daughter

    Mary Eirby is gravely hurt near Fort Steilacoom—the same woman who once held a robber at gunpoint in her father’s hotel.

    Jul 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLakewood, Pierce CountyDisasters

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