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2 stories matching workmanship

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  1. Defective Brick in the Courthouse? The Former Superintendent Says Yes

    Former superintendent W. A. Rogers says the county courthouse contains defective brick that can be crushed by hand, disputing the county attorney's claim that only the architecture is at fault.

    Mar 16, 1892The Olympia TribuneThurston County Courthouse, OlympiaCity Hall

  2. The Boat Builder and the Missing Cornerstone

    Courtland Ethridge arrived in Olympia in 1851, built some of its earliest landmarks, and left behind a Masonic hall with a mystery buried under it.

    Apr 23, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyTrue Crime · Gone Forever

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