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  1. The River That Cost Twice

    A landowner is forced to pay for the same property twice after the Columbia River shifts its channel and alters the state boundary.

    Sep 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkamokawa, Wahkiakum CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

  2. Tragic Logging Accident at Skamokawa

    A well-known logger is crushed to death by a falling fir tree in plain view of his crew.

    Aug 6, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkamokawa, Wahkiakum CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. Search Continues for Missing Skamokawa Boy

    A young child is presumed drowned after wandering near the rain-swollen Skamokawa Creek.

    Nov 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkamokawa Creek, Skamokawa, Wahkiakum CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Tragedy of Pillar Rock

    An old resident recounts the Indigenous legend of how a powerful magician created a massive rock formation on the Columbia River.

    Oct 9, 1890The Yakima HeraldSkamokawa, Wahkiakum CountyStrange But True

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