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1 story matching wagon
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:wagonett, wagonmak, wagonload, wag, agon, wage
- The Wagon Road That Would Bind Puget Sound to the Columbia
Vancouver residents petition Congress for $50,000 to build a military road to Steilacoom, arguing it would open trade and settle the country between the Columbia River and Puget Sound.