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4 stories matching crew

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  1. The Plot to Hijack the Revenue Cutter

    Confederate sympathizers were rumored to be conspiring to seize a U.S. revenue cutter in the Puget Sound, heightening Civil War tensions in the Pacific Northwest.

    Feb 21, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Steamer Stella and Her Pocket-Knife Crew

    Traveling the Chehalis River was a rugged endeavor that relied on passenger grit and a box of matches.

    May 18, 1861Washington StandardChehalis, Lewis CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Carrie Ladd Runs Aground

    A steamship meets its fate on a rock at Cape Horn, leaving passengers and crew to abandon the sinking vessel on the Washington side of the Columbia River.

    Jun 7, 1862Washington StandardCape Horn, Stevenson, Mason CountyDisasters

  4. The Shipwreck of the Persevere

    A vessel founders near Cape Flattery, leading to a precarious encounter with local tribes and a recovery effort by Indian Agent H.A. Webster.

    Sep 28, 1861Washington StandardCape Flattery, Neah Bay, Clallam CountyDisasters

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