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2 stories matching strait

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:straiten, strain, straitsvill, straight, strainer, strap

  1. Trapped in a Gale on the Salish Sea

    A rough winter crossing from Port Townsend to Friday Harbor turns into a life-or-death struggle against the unforgiving winds of the Straits.

    Nov 10, 1877The Northern StarShip Harbor, Anacortes, Skagit CountyDisasters

  2. The Loggers Who Built a Town: How an Indian Settlement Thrived on the Banks of Port Discovery

    While Snohomish debated its own agricultural future, a thriving community of Indigenous farmers and loggers was quietly building a prosperous life in Dungeness, complete with schools, hotels, and dairy herds.

    Apr 28, 1877The Northern StarSequim, Clallam CountyBoom & Bust

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