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4 stories matching quay

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:qua, quad, quaf, quai, quak, quan

  1. Kennewick’s Harbor Ambition

    The Port of Kennewick calls a special election to ratify an expansive, industrial vision for the Columbia River waterfront.

    Jun 15, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterPort of Kennewick, Kennewick, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Fisherman’s Daughter Who Kidnapped a Preacher

    A young minister fresh from the city finds his future decided by a bold Kuan woman on the moonlight-swept waters of the harbor.

    Feb 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  3. The Renegade's Return: A Confederate Exile's Seattle Confession

    Decades after the Civil War, an expatriate recounts his painful realization of displacement while watching the American flag from across a border.

    Jun 11, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  4. How Everett Got Its Harbor Money—by Telegrams and Western Nerve

    A seven-month lobbying campaign, a reluctant War Department and a $10,000 dredging appropriation: inside the fight to make Everett a deep-water port.

    Aug 27, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Gardner, Everett, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

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