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3 stories matching unluckiest

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  1. The Unluckiest Ranch Hand in White Bluffs

    After surviving four freak accidents, one local worker finally decided his employer's ranch was cursed.

    Dec 1, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  2. The Unluckiest Farmer on the Swinomish Flats

    Samuel Calhoun had already lost a fortune in grain. Then the steamer Dispatch capsized with another $1,000 of his crop aboard.

    Nov 11, 1876The Northern StarLa Conner, Skagit CountyDisasters

  3. The Unluckiest Woodcutter in Mason County

    A miraculous survival story from the backwoods of Washington Territory, where a saw blade took a shortcut through a man's face.

    Feb 3, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMason CountyStrange But True

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