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  1. The Iron Rush: Mapping Jim Hill’s Great Northern Route

    Speculation mounts as reports surface of the Great Northern Railroad’s potential path through the Chehalis Valley and Grays Harbor.

    Nov 12, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Great Tidal Wave Prank of 1893

    A fake official weather warning triggers panic and sends nervous citizens scurrying to the hills of Aberdeen.

    Sep 14, 1893Aberdeen HeraldHoquiam, Grays Harbor CountyTrue Crime

  3. A Massive Coal Seam Found Near the Wishkah

    Prospectors uncovered a 140-foot wide vein of coal just two miles from Aberdeen, potentially changing the industrial future of Grays Harbor.

    Aug 27, 1891Aberdeen HeraldWishkah River, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Great Aberdeen Schoolhouse Schism

    A bitter public dispute erupts over where to build the city's new school, pitting local business titans and school board members against one another in a war of open letters.

    Jan 7, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall

  5. Railroad Tycoon Predicts Pacific Coast Steel Boom

    James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, outlines the regional economic outlook and argues that the West's raw materials will soon fuel a local industrial revolution.

    Feb 22, 1894Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  6. The Ghost of a Local Satirist

    An Aberdeen newspaper contributor imagines his own funeral, complete with local officials crying and a telegram from the Governor of Oregon.

    Jan 4, 1894Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyStrange But True

  7. The Price of Progress: Aberdeen’s Early Water Fight

    A $65,000 bond for a new water works sparks a real estate boom on Highland Hill, pushing the dream of homeownership as the ultimate solution to the city's housing crunch.

    Nov 27, 1890Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  8. The Army at the Bluff

    As Aberdeen booms, an 'army' of three hundred laborers armed with dynamite and shovels cuts through the hills to bring the railroad into town.

    Jan 1, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  9. Daring Escape from the County Jail

    Two prisoners blinded the jailer with a chemical powder before stealing his weapon and vanishing into the woods.

    Mar 31, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyTrue Crime

  10. The Elma Iron Rush

    Local prospectors are convinced they have struck it rich in the hills east of Elma, filing claims for iron deposits by the wholesale.

    Mar 17, 1892Aberdeen HeraldElma, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  11. The Great Storm of 1891

    A brutal coastal gale batters Grays Harbor, destroying the uncompleted Angell Brothers building and scattering ships across the coast.

    Jan 1, 1891Aberdeen HeraldSummit Avenue, Grays Harbor City, Grays Harbor CountyDisasters

  12. The North End Industrial Boom

    A new stone quarry and improved infrastructure are transforming the north end of Aberdeen.

    Aug 27, 1891Aberdeen HeraldB Street, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  13. The Unwitting Accomplice in the Potato Heist

    A waterfront yarn about a man tricked into 'stealing' two sacks of potatoes to thwart a pair of actual thieves.

    Nov 16, 1893Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyStrange But True

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