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  1. A Fishing Scow Left High and Dry

    A local fishing expedition turns into a salvage nightmare after a grounding in the Gulf of Georgia.

    Aug 26, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyDisasters

  2. The Salmon War at Point Roberts: Lummi Tribe Battles Cannery Giant Over Treaty Fishing Rights

    A federal judge is set to decide whether the Alaska Packing Association's fish traps illegally block the salmon run, pitting Indigenous treaty rights against a quarter-million-dollar cannery industry.

    Jun 23, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · Exclusion & Resistance

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