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2 stories matching bar

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  1. The Forgotten Navigator of the Pacific Northwest

    A call to honor Captain Robert Gray, the man whose discovery of the Columbia River and Grays Harbor secured the region for the United States.

    Mar 2, 1861Washington StandardIlwaco, Pacific County

  2. The Struggle for an Inland Route

    Olympia’s leadership frets that without a wagon road over the Cascades, the capital city risks losing its status to the burgeoning trade of the Upper Columbia.

    Aug 15, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyBoom & Bust

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