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3 stories matching prewitt
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- The Shadowy Legal Battles of Territorial Seattle
While the territory grew, its supreme court faced a backlog of land disputes, maritime claims, and corporate friction that mirrored the rapid expansion of the Pacific Northwest.
- The New Steamer Ruth Takes Her Maiden Run Down the Pend Oreille
Fitted out at the Transportation Co. dock and steered by a set of 'monkey rudders,' Newport's newest riverboat proves herself on a trial run to Downs' Landing — if only the government inspectors would hurry.
- The Last Steamboat Ties Up as the Railroad Reaches Metaline
With the Idaho Washington Northern extension complete, the Pend Oreille River's freight and passenger boats went out of service — ending an era that old-timers remembered as romantic and hard-won.