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A subtle armed forces memorial in Tumwater
Boy, do a little research and it’s amazing what you might learn. Nearly every day, I drive past the Odd Fellows Memorial Park at the corner of Custer, North and Cleveland (Yelm Highway) in Tumwater. Most people know it as “The Pellegrino’s intersection” or the “Artistry in Flowers” corner, or “the one right by Baskin-Robbins, … Continue reading
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Ft. Eaton, and the Indian War of 1856
We’re leaving for Carmel, California, tomorow to spend Christmas with my inlaws. My job today, besides packing and cleaning house, was to drop the dog off at the boarding facility. Living in Lacey, we board her at Northwind Kennels, which is just a short drive southeast on the Yelm Highway from our house. On the … Continue reading
Categories: Western Washington
Tags: Charles Eaton, Chief Leschi, DuPont, Fort Eaton, Fort Nisqually, Freedom Community, Indian War of 1856, Isaac Stevens, Kala, Lacey, Land Surveyors Association of Washington, Muckleshoot, Northwind Kennels, Oregon, Point Defiance, Portland, Puget Sound, Ruston, Seattle, Tacoma, Treaty of Medicine Creek, Walla Walla, White River Massacre, Willamette Meridian, William Ives, Yelm Highway
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