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2 stories matching quartet

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  1. Washington's First Soldiers' Monument Rises in Port Townsend

    On May 30, 1895, the Woman's Relief Corps presented a cannon-on-pedestal monument to Farragut Post—the first soldiers' monument in the state—as two little girls pulled the cord and an evening crowd gathered at the courthouse.

    Jun 2, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLaurel Grove Cemetery, Port TownsendGone Forever

  2. The Swing Chorus: How Seattle’s Elite Turned a Concert into a Tropical Fantasy

    At Frye’s Opera House in 1903, the Harmony Club staged a bizarre and beautiful musical revue featuring twenty-six young women swinging on hammocks and teeter-totters, proving that Seattle society was ready for something new.

    Feb 24, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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