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1 story matching pleasant
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pleasanton, pleasantri, pleasantest, peasant, pheasant, pleas
- The Night Seattle Danced Until Two: A Steamer Excursion from Steilacoom
In July 1859, the steamer Julia carried Olympia and Steilacoom society across the Sound to Seattle, where three supper tables and a hall full of dancers made territorial news.