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2 stories matching contribut

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  1. Steilacoom’s Editor Asks Who Will Start the Fire Brigade

    With wooden buildings packed into the business district and no reservoir, engine or ladder company, the Puget Sound Herald warns that a single blaze could erase the town’s prospects.

    Jan 21, 1859Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Disasters

  2. The Territory’s Muskets Were ‘About as Dangerous at One End as the Other’

    A Pierce County taxpayer audits the 1859 Legislature: condemned arms, a new enrolling clerk, and the old habit of hoping Congress will pay.

    Jan 21, 1859Puget Sound HeraldOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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