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2 stories matching decid

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:decidu, decim, decis, deciph, dec, undecid

  1. The Coin Toss That Named Portland — and the Man Who Founded Port Townsend

    A.M. Pettygrove comes back to the town he laid out in 1851, and the Argus retells how a flipped coin gave Portland its name, how a claim was sold for $5,000 in cash and leather, and how a Puget Sound bluff became a city.

    Nov 17, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust · Gone Forever

  2. Two Hundred Lives, One Closed Door: The Pacific Inquiry

    Witnesses swore in Port Townsend that the steamer Pacific was rotten when she sailed. Now the very inspectors who certified her seaworthy are investigating her loss — in secret.

    Jan 22, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyCity Hall · Disasters

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