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2 stories matching abercorn

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  1. Grays Harbor's Deadly Bar — and the Lighthouse It Still Lacks

    Army engineers say a light at Gray's Harbor would only be "desirable," not "indispensable." The Tribune answers with a catalogue of wrecks, lost crews and a harbor the board apparently cannot locate on a map.

    Apr 15, 1892The Olympia TribuneGrays Harbor, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  2. Trapped by the Tide on the Road to Queets

    In 1892, poet Herbert Bashford joined a camping party for a walk up Washington’s wild Olympic coast—and found the rising tide more dangerous than any highwayman.

    Jul 24, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerQueets, Grays Harbor CountyStrange But True

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