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1 story matching groton

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  1. The Great Northern Snow Plow: President Hill’s Battle with the Cascades

    While Seattle slept, railroad magnate James J. Hill fought a war against the elements, his train delayed by drifts and snowplows in a dramatic struggle that highlights the fragility of early 20th-century transit.

    Mar 8, 1899The Seattle StarSnoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie, King County

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