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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 29m

#OnThisDay in 1917, Pierce County residents voted to purchase 70,000 acres, which became Camp (later Fort) Lewis. historylink.org/File/8005

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Washington State Department of Ecology - Hanford @ecologyhanford.bsky.social · 19h

If you missed our Let's Talk About Hanford event where we covered History, you can watch it on our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOQp...

Visit our website for more information on everything Let's Talk About Hanford: ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics...

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 21h

#OnThisDay in 1990, the US government apologized and awarded redress checks to Japanese American centenarians in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3646

103 year old Kichisaburo Ishimitsu (second from left) and friends at redress ceremony, October 14, 1990

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 22h

#OnThisDay in 1979, seven inmates escaped from the high security jail on the 10th floor of the King County Courthouse. historylink.org/File/4172

County-City Building (later King County Court House), Seattle, June, 1944

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 22h

#OnThisDay in 1955, the Seattle Master Builders Association played host to 10 Soviet Union housing officials. historylink.org/File/9185

Soviet housing officials A. F. Dubrovin and N. P. Lysenko visit model home near Eastgate, King County, October 14, 1955

HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 22h

75 years ago today, the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened, ten years after the collapse of Galloping Gertie. historylink.org/File/7113

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 23h

#OnThisDay in 1936, the Tulalip-Warm Beach Highway construction resumed under WPA sponsorship. historylink.org/File/9113

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#OnThisDay in 1913, the straightening of the Duwamish River into the Duwamish Waterway began. historylink.org/File/2986

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 23h

#OnThisDay in 1891, the schooner Lizzie Colby landed the first load of cod at J. W. Matheson's new fish curing plant in Anacortes. historylink.org/File/9873

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1890, the Seattle City Council approved the franchise for a Westlake streetcar line. historylink.org/File/7303

Westlake Avenue (left) and Olive Way, looking north toward Lake Union, Seattle, ca. 1925

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#OnThisDay in 2017, Capt. Samantha Domingue, stationed at the Puyallup Amory, became the first cavalry-qualified woman to take command of a troop in the U.S. Army. historylink.org/File/21311

Captain Samantha Domingue takes possession of guidon in change of command ceremony, Washington National Guard Armory, Puyallup, October 13, 2017

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1981, the Port of Tacoma opened the North Intermodal Yard, the first dockside intermodal railyard on the West Coast. historylink.org/File/8749

Pierce County Terminal and Intermodal Yard, Port of Tacoma, December 22, 2004

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1978, Washington's last stop light on Interstate 90 was eliminated when a bypass around North Bend opened. historylink.org/File/20914

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#OnThisDay in 1976, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was applicable to the proposed Trident submarine base at Bangor. historylink.org/File/9774

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#OnThisDay in 1974, Ste. Michelle Vineyards' 1972 Johannisberg Riesling finished first in a Los Angeles Times blind tasting of Rieslings. historylink.org/File/22766

Barrel room, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville

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#OnThisDay in 1972, Gloria Steinem advocated in Seattle for "Women's Lib" and the Equal Rights Amendment. historylink.org/File/22635

Gloria Steinem headline, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 14, 1972

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

OnThisDay in 1968, Tacoma City Light's Mossyrock Dam on the Cowlitz River generated electricity for the first time. historylink.org/File/5026

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#OnThisDay in 1967, the Seattle SuperSonics played their first regular season game. historylink.org/File/3055

Seattle SuperSonics vs. San Francisco Warriors, October 13, 1967

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1964, County Commissioners approved a new Comprehensive Plan for King County. historylink.org/File/7752

1964 Comprehensive Plan for King County, transportation concept

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#OnThisDay in 1928, a new section of the Pacific Highway from Blaine to Ferndale, including the Dakota Creek Bridge, opened to traffic. historylink.org/File/11048

Portal Way/Dakota Creek Bridge, September 20, 1928

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1890, the State Normal School (later EWU) opened in Cheney. historylink.org/File/8246

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1869, Erhart Seifried, known as Green Lake John, filed a homestead claim on Seattle's Green Lake. historylink.org/File/1468

Cabin of Green Lake John (Erhart Seifried), north shore of Green Lake, 1890s

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The Northwest Railway Museum - Snoqualmie - North Bend, WA @trainmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

There were lots of cool costumes at the Museum today for the first weekend of Halloween Train! Come join us either of the next two weekends for more spooky fun!
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#HalloweenTrain #NRM #Halloween #TrainMuseum #trainrides #autumn #fall #museums #railways #railroads

An orange and black trilobite beetle bug costume standing in front of the equally orange locomotive 4024. The person wearing the costume is pointing both hands up at the locomotive like "hey look we're matchies!"

Children's performer Eric Ode with Nelson the raccoon, in the middle of a performance. Eric is dressed like a pirate this year.

Visitors play an apple tossing game during their stop at the Railway History Campus.

Visitors try out an apple peeling tool that also cores and spiral-cuts the apple. Two volunteers are talking to visitors and helping guide the activity.

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay in 2004, the Seattle Storm won their first WNBA championship. historylink.org/File/7330

Seattle Storm team members celebrate their WNBA Championship win at Westlake Center, Seattle, October 15, 2004

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay in 1992, UW professors Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin G. Krebs were named recipients of the Nobel Prize for Medicine. historylink.org/File/3660

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