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2 stories matching pole

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:poole, polecat, pold, polk, poll, polo

  1. A War Party Among the Makah

    James G. Swan recounts the violent return of a Makah war party to Neah Bay after a retaliatory expedition against the Elwha people near Dungeness.

    Nov 2, 1861Washington StandardNeah Bay, Neah Bay, Clallam CountyStrange But True

  2. The Meadow Snake Fiasco

    A bashful farmhand’s desperate attempts to avoid the local quilting party result in an unintended, high-speed chase with a black snake.

    Jul 26, 1862Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

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