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| 1861 | 1 |
1 story matching gorter
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:gorteson, orter, garter, goiter, gortin, gorton
- A Blockhouse, a Murder, and a Rumor of War
After a killing on the Snohomish, settlers in the Puyallup Valley put their families in a blockhouse. One farmer rode out to look for signs of an uprising—and found none.