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  1. Why Is There No Sawmill on Port Townsend Bay?

    With foreign lumber ships crowding the harbor and the mills all seventy miles up the Sound, the Argus does the arithmetic on what the town is throwing away.

    Apr 27, 1877Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Port Townsend, Jefferson CountyBoom & Bust

  2. A Campaign Comes Ashore in Port Townsend

    In 1876, Democratic candidates arrived by steamer to cannon fire and a cornet band, then packed Good Templars Hall for a night of speeches.

    Nov 10, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyCity Hall

  3. 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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