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2 stories matching baling

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:balling, bali, baliau, saling, ballang, balleng

  1. The Coin Toss That Named Portland — and the Man Who Founded Port Townsend

    A.M. Pettygrove comes back to the town he laid out in 1851, and the Argus retells how a flipped coin gave Portland its name, how a claim was sold for $5,000 in cash and leather, and how a Puget Sound bluff became a city.

    Nov 17, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust · Gone Forever

  2. The Day Seattle Woke Up: A Traveler’s Rave Review of the 'Metropolitan' Future

    In July 1870, a San Francisco correspondent returns from a voyage down the coast and is stunned by the rapid transformation of his hometown into a booming commercial hub.

    Jul 24, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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