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1 story matching learb

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  1. The City That Wasn't: Port Townsend’s Bold Pitch to Steal Seattle’s Thunder

    In January 1889, the Mayor of Port Townsend published a scathing list of 'facts' in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, arguing that his town was the true commercial heart of the Pacific Northwest while Seattle remained a mere backwater.

    Jan 29, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyBoom & Bust

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