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5 stories matching undoubt

  1. The Logjam at Priest Point

    A long-standing practice of mooring logs in the Snohomish River clashes with federal authority, leaving local loggers caught in a bureaucratic net.

    Apr 17, 1878The Northern StarPriest Point, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Great Snohomish Jailbreak: A Bank Robber’s Midnight Escape

    While the town slept, a prisoner charged with robbing an Olympia bank picked his way out of the Snohomish jail. He is still at large.

    Mar 25, 1876The Northern StarCounty Jail, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Seattle Fire That Almost Burned the Town

    An incendiary blaze at the old Coffee and Elbow Saloon nearly consumed downtown Seattle in a narrow escape that left hundreds of men standing by with buckets.

    Jun 3, 1876The Northern StarSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  4. The Unwelcome Arrival of the 'Legal Luminaries'

    A satirical jab at two self-styled lawyers who drifted into Snohomish with big egos and empty heads.

    Mar 6, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyLocal Legends

  5. The Temple of Thought: Snohomish Builds Its Own Athenaeum

    A visiting orator declares the new Snohomish Athenaeum a 'temple of science, literature, and art,' rising from the wilderness to preserve the intellectual legacy of the Pacific Northwest.

    Jun 10, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyGone Forever

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