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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1897 | 1 |
2 stories
- The Whidby Island Land Boom
A remote island community sees land values double in four months as entrepreneurs push for a new industrial future.
- The Wild New Town of Penn’s Cove
Construction is booming at the head of Penn’s Cove as a new town rises, while residents grapple with a local scarlet rash and the arrival of a new real estate office.