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  1. A Seven-Foot Sea Serpent Washes Up Near Cape Flattery

    Capt. Stratton of Neah Bay brings a finned, many-toothed monster to Port Townsend, and the local editor reaches for the Laocoön to describe it.

    Feb 5, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

  2. The Pioneer Who Built Port Townsend's First Wharf

    Captain Enoch S. Fowler, a Maine-born mariner turned merchant and officeholder, dies at 63, leaving a town shaped by his ships, wharves, and stone buildings.

    Dec 1, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusAdams Street, Port Townsend, Jefferson County

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