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6 stories matching burnham
- The Logging Camp’s Oldest Hand
At 72, Richard Burnham remains one of the toughest laborers in the logging camps, defying the assumption that youth is a requirement for heavy work.
- The Vanishing Contractor of Mount Vernon
A local builder leaves behind unpaid debts and a trail of questions after vanishing from Mount Vernon on a midnight train.
- A Deadly Obsession in Pioneer-Era Seattle
A violent act of domestic terror shatters the calm of the city, revealing the grim reality of a broken, abusive relationship.
- Washington’s World’s Fair Standoff
A bitter, months-long deadlock between state commissioners and Chicago architects ends in the victory of a 'uniquely Washington' log cabin design over a 'commonplace' courthouse style.
- The Desert That Could Bloom: Pasco’s Irrigation Revival
Philadelphia capital revives an abandoned Palouse canal project, promising water for 5,000 acres this summer and eventually 15,000 acres near Pasco.
- The Monument to the Fallen: Olympia’s Call to Honor Washington’s War Dead
A committee of eleven civic leaders has launched a campaign to erect a permanent memorial at the state capital for the volunteers who died in the Spanish-American and Philippine wars, arguing that their sacrifice demands an enduring tribute.