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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 15 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 23 |
| 1884 | 13 |
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| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 24 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 51 |
| 1893 | 46 |
| 1894 | 31 |
| 1895 | 43 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 29 |
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| 1905 | 3 |
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| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 4 |
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5 stories matching anim
- The Mystery of the 'Sea-Monster' in Pierce County
A strange creature from the 'animal kingdom' is brought to Steilacoom, sparking local debate over its true nature.
- The Farmer and the Unruly Ox
A cautionary tale of how cruelty toward livestock backfires on the master.
- The Widow’s Pig-Feeding Innovation
A resourceful widow in Steilacoom finds a way to feed her livestock using garden weeds and a boiler, turning a chore into a sustainable practice.
- The Military Road That Opened the Northwest
A $100,000 federal appropriation sends Lieut. John Mullan back to the Pacific to push a wagon road from Fort Walla Walla to Fort Benton—and with it, a tide of settlers into Oregon and Washington.
- A Boomtown Year: Steilacoom Runs Out of Empty Houses
In its first-anniversary survey of Puget Sound, the Herald finds every vacant building in Steilacoom filled — and thirty new ones thrown up in eight months.