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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAZ_a-recovering-forest_Ashford-WA.html
Does this forest look different than the forest on the other side of the river? Multiple mudflows have raced down Mount Rainier's slopes snapping off trees like toothpicks. When the mud stopped flowing, it set like concrete over tree roots, suffoc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAY_kautz-creek-nature-trail_Ashford-WA.html
Along this short trail, discover clues to one of the most powerful geologic forces that has shaped Mount Rainier.
Mudflows have thundered down this valley, topping trees, damaging bridges and leaving behind thick layers of mud and debris.
St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAV_seattle-fishermans-memorial_Seattle-WA.html
Dedicated on October 8, 1988 as a tribute to the men women, their families, and the members of the fishing community who have suffered the loss of life at sea.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAS_birthplace-of-united-parcel-service_Seattle-WA.html
In August 1907, in a 6 by 17 foot office under the original sidewalk here, a few messenger boys began the business which their many thousand successors extended throughout the vast regions of our country covered by United Parcel Service today. Exe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BRU_this-market-is-yours_Seattle-WA.html
"This market is yours. I dedicate it to you, and may it prove a benefit to you and your children. It is for you to defend, to protect and to uphold; and it is for you to see that those who occupy it treat you fairly, that no extortion be permitted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BNM_pioneer-square-historic-district_Seattle-WA.html
[This marker is consists of seven panels and a map which deal with various aspects to the history of Pioneer Square. The panels are clustered together in Occidental Park in the heart of Seattle's Pioneer Square Historic District.]
[Panel 1][Cli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17S7_stonehenge_Goldendale-WA.html
The structure before you is the first monument in our nation to military personnel who gave their lives in World War I. (unreadable) 13 young Klickitat County men, it also serves as lasting reminder of the works of Samuel Hill, patron of this regi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17MR_esther-short_Vancouver-WA.html
After marrying Amos Short in 1829, Esther (Clark) Short set out on the adventure of her life! Originally from Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Esther Short, who was ½ Algonquin Indian, her husband Amos and 10 children traveled west to Linton, Oreg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16NG_douglas-a-munro_Cle-Elum-WA.html
Signalman First ClassDouglas A. MunroU.S. Coast GuardCle Elum, WashingtonOn September 22, 1942 Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro was in charge of Landing Craft evacuating 500 besieged Marines from the beaches of Guadalcanal. Near …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM167Z_an-ancient-community_Ashford-WA.html
Enter an ancient forest and find yourself sheltered by giant trees reaching more than 200 feet into the sky. Western hemlock and western red-cedar, some as old as 850 years, are the dominant trees in Mount Rainier's old-growth lowland forests. The…