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5 stories matching olalla

  1. The Great Road War: How Kitsap County Bribed Its Way to Steal Seattle’s Trade

    While Seattle merchants sneer at their neighbors, a secret fund has been raised in Olympia to build a direct road from Olalla to the Sound, bypassing Tacoma and threatening Seattle's commercial dominance.

    Jun 5, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlalla, Kitsap CountyBoom & Bust

  2. Forest Fires Ravage Vashon and Peninsula

    Settlers battle encroaching brush fires across Vashon Island and the mainland near Olalla.

    Jul 28, 1904The Tacoma TimesGig Harbor, Pierce CountyDisasters

  3. A Pretty Waitress's Secret Journey Ended in Poison at Tacoma

    Nineteen-year-old Miss Johnson told no one when she left her Fourth Street job, slipped away to Tacoma, and took strychnine. Her family in Olalla learned only after the end.

    Jan 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce County

  4. The Ferry Monopoly Squeezing Kitsap County

    Fruit growers in Olalla organized to fight a steamboat syndicate charging double for their passage.

    May 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlalla, Kitsap CountyFollow the Money

  5. The Desperado Who Vanished Into the Brush

    A King County manhunt closes in on escaped murderer Thomas Blanck—until a dark ambush near Black River Junction lets him slip away behind his partner’s raised hands.

    Mar 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack River Junction, Tukwila, King CountyTrue Crime

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