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  1. Indigenous Couples Legally Wed in Shelton

    Four Indigenous couples at Skokomish hold a ceremony to secure legal recognition of their long-standing marriages.

    May 24, 1889The Mason County JournalShelton, Mason CountyExclusion & Resistance · Strange But True

  2. How Our Towns Got Their Names

    A historian chronicles the origins of Grays Harbor cities, uncovering the rivalries and local legends behind our map.

    Oct 19, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanMontesano, Grays Harbor CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Newspaper Imposter of Mount Vernon

    A traveling con artist posed as a Post-Intelligencer agent to swindle residents in British Columbia and Skagit County.

    Sep 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Vernon, Skagit CountyTrue Crime

  4. An Undocumented Arrival in Whatcom

    A Chinese man found hiding in a tool box on a rail car bound for Seattle illustrates the brutal reality of the Exclusion era.

    Mar 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyExclusion & Resistance

  5. The Boomtown That Almost Wasn't

    In 1888, the residents of Camas were aggressively lobbying to become the primary rail gateway to the Columbia River, betting their future on a bridge that would connect Seattle to Portland.

    Aug 17, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCamas, Clark CountyBoom & Bust

  6. The Vouchers That Frightened a Capital

    A widening probe into Washington State's books has forced one resignation, is about to force another, and may yet reach the governor's mansion itself.

    May 13, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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