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2 stories matching beachcomb

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  1. The Beachcomber's Grim Find

    A duck hunter discovers a severed foot on the shores of Useless Bay, leaving behind a mystery that would never be solved.

    Feb 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerUseless Bay, Langley, Island CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Tiny Republic of Anacortes: Boys, Shells, and Self-Government

    In 1893, a group of Anacortes boys turned beachcombing into a natural-history club with a constitution, dues, and an exhibition that drew the whole town.

    Dec 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAnacortes, Skagit CountyStrange But True

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