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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Young wandering entrepreneur founds Long Beach

Henry Harrison Tinker (1839-1924) Like many young men before him, Henry Harrison Tinker followed in his family’s footsteps…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: ‘Wild-and-crazy-guy’ of Oysterville and Ned’s ghost

Norm Dutchuk (1929-1993) When I first moved to Oysterville full-time some 50 years ago, the old Ned Osborn…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Indomitable Caulfield sisters preside over the ‘Ant Hill’

The Caulfield Sisters One of my first important memories of Oysterville is of the house just north of…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Mountain man counted seamen by the seashore

Joseph Lafayette Meek 1810-1875 Joseph L. Meek was a 19th century fur trapper, explorer, gold prospector, U.S. marshal,…

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‘This Nest of Dangers’: Admiral Benson: The wreck that gave the ‘graveyard’ its name

The Admiral Line of the Pacific Steamship Co. ran its state-of-the-art steamships up coast and down, between Victoria,…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Early judge was a big believer in lawsuits

Judge John Briscoe (1812-1901) There were a plethora of judges among the pioneers of Pacific County. Perhaps they…

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Getting here, there, and back again: Always a challenge in Pacific County!

OYSTERVILLE — Transportation will be the topic under discussion at the Wednesday, May 1 History Forum — the…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Promoter, speculator and man with nefarious ambitions

Washington Hall (1820 — ?) Washington Hall, one of the first settlers in Pacific County, was a man…

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A Look Back In Time

April Happenings in History April 2, 1513: Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon sighted Florida and claimed it for…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Recalling the ‘father’ of local hawthorns

Capt. James A. Scarborough (1805-1855) James Allen Scarborough was an Englishman — born in 1805 in Ilford, County…

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