History
Seafaring phrases sail into modern times
Maritime history in many parts of the world is thousands of years old. People traveling across the globe…
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: An Ilwaco ‘saint’ murdered by ‘sinners’?
Bill Edwards (1818-1863) One of the first “Bostons” (as the Chinooks called the early white explorers and pioneers)…
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Local historians speak on 1850s broken dreams
OYSTERVILLE — Author/historian Michael Lemeshko and Steve Rogers, the long-time president of the Pacific County Historical Society, will…
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Life and times of Sheriff Joseph Turner
The smaller the community, the easier (and, at the same time, the more difficult) the job of the…
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: A precious talisman of ‘Mary’s Miracle’
Mary Douglas Garretson, 1846-1935 Mary Douglas was the daughter of John Douglas, one of the earliest white settlers…
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Old Klickeas vs. Nahcati, a historical riddle
One of the most endearing (and enduring) tales about early Pacific County concerns the founding of Oysterville by…
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Mrs. Smith, the Baby-Finder
During Pacific County’s first two or three decades, there were few doctors in the area and for most…
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‘This Nest of Dangers’: Chinese smuggling: Willapa Bay was hot spot for undocumented labor
Selected news clips about Chinese being smuggled into Willapa Bay: The immigration of men from China into the…
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History forum: Popular local ‘oldsters’ plan Oct. 4 talk
OYSTERVILLE — Three well-known Peninsula residents — Sydney Stevens, Tucker Wachsmuth and Dobby Wiegardt — will be the…
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A Look Back In Time
September Happenings in History Sept. 2, 1752 — The British ended their use of the Julian calendar, switching…
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