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  1. The Hop Gold Rush of the Puyallup Valley

    In 1877, a booming agricultural industry turned the Puyallup Valley into a high-stakes arena of heavy capital, immigrant labor, and unpredictable environmental risks.

    Sep 29, 1877The Northern StarPuyallup Valley, Puyallup, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Ghost of the Puyallup Valley

    A traveling account reveals a local man's elaborate deception, as his supposedly dead family is found alive and well at the Puyallup station.

    May 3, 1879The Northern StarPuyallup Station, Puyallup, Pierce CountyScandal

  3. The Excelsior Boom: How Puyallup Turned Wood into Bedding

    A nascent industry in the 1870s aimed to replace imported hair for mattresses with locally milled cottonwood shavings.

    Jun 19, 1878The Northern StarPuyallup, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

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