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| Year | Stories |
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| 1862 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 31 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 18 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 12 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 21 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 52 |
| 1893 | 36 |
| 1894 | 31 |
| 1895 | 41 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
6 stories matching sick
- The Olympia Benefit Ball for the Union
Citizens rally to raise funds for sick and disabled soldiers, overcoming rumors and divisive influence.
- The Fight for Recognition in the Sanitary Fund
Olympia locals demand that their contributions to the war effort be credited to Washington Territory, not Oregon.
- Olympia Organizes Aid for Civil War Wounded
Prominent citizens gather to create a territorial support network for Union soldiers.
- The Business of Mourning in the Civil War
As the casualty lists from the front lines grew, the private industry of embalming rose to meet a grim public need in Olympia and across the nation.
- A Desperate Arrival at Mill Creek
Thirty emigrants from Missouri and Iowa reach the Walla Walla Valley in a state of destitution and sickness.
- The Human Cost of the Overland Journey
Destitute immigrants arriving in Walla Walla by ox-team, broken by travel and disease, find a moment of grace from the city's residents.