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3 stories matching lock

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:locker, locket, lockup, lockjaw, lockout, loca

  1. The Magic City of Puget Sound

    A booster’s portrait of 1890 Fairhaven, capturing a boom town fueled by speculation, deep-water access, and massive infrastructure projects.

    Mar 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldFairhaven, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Battle for the Bellingham Waterfront

    Fairhaven and New Whatcom are locked in a bitter struggle to claim the developing city of Bellingham for their own booming municipal territory.

    Apr 17, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham waterfront, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Capitulation of Captain Stone

    A domestic dispute over custody ends with an arrest and a forced surrender of a child in Fairhaven.

    Mar 27, 1890Fairhaven HeraldFairhaven, Whatcom CountyScandal

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