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1 story matching hitson

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  1. A Miraculous Survival Amid the Ruins

    While clearing debris after the Great Seattle Fire, a worker narrowly avoids being crushed when a wagon overturns on the precarious streets of the charred city.

    Jun 21, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSecond Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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