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  1. Walla Walla’s Great Water Debate

    The City Council faces a fractured path forward as they weigh options for a new gravity water system to solve the city's supply crisis.

    Oct 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanMill Creek, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  2. The Theater vs. The Saloon

    A surprising social trend sees Walla Walla residents choosing stage entertainment over the local drinking houses.

    Aug 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

  3. Nine in Ten Convicts Blamed on Whisky

    A Walla Walla prison chaplain's letter gives Washington's temperance movement its starkest statistic—and a bill for the saloon.

    Sep 2, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentWashington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  4. The Water Under Walla Walla

    As the city weighs Mill Creek against artesian wells, old-timers warn that riparian lawsuits could drown the project.

    Sep 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanMill Creek, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

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