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New episodes released weekly on Wednesday nights at 9pm Pacific Time.The History of the Evergreen State is a weekly show that focuses on various topics surrounding the history of the great state of Washington. From iconic people to maritime disasters, to a war with only a pig casualty, various disasters, and every interesting story in between. Episodes will either be self-contained single episode stories or in a two-part format, for the most part My intent with this podcast is to bring a lec ...
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Spokane businessman Eric Johnston served as president of the Motion Picture Association of America, chairman of the US Chamber of Commerce, and an appointed official in the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. Eric was born in Washington, D.C. on the 21st of December, 1895, and moved with his family to the mining town of Marysville, Montana, when…
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In Yakima County, the City of Moxee is situated between the Rattle Snake and Yakima mountains to the east of the Yakima River. A Catholic mission to the Yakamas was temporarily located in the Moxee area, which has long been a part of the Yakama Tribe's homeland. The 1860s saw the start of permanent non-Native settlement, and Moxee was established i…
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Rumored by the global press for years before actually taking place, Queen Marie of Romania's visit to the country finally took place during the fall of 1926. Notably for Evergreen State residents at the time, she would tour the still wild state of Washington and make appearances in places such as Spokane, Maryhill, the young and growing town of Lon…
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In the past, the Cayuse Indians ruled over a wide territory spanning over six million acres in what is now Oregon and Washington. Being the first tribe in the Northwest to own horses, they were few in number but incredibly powerful, well-known for their cunning negotiation skills and well feared for their fighting prowess. Among the tribes on the C…
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What would become Cape Disappointment State Park was witness to ships destined for Portland and Astoria long before lighthouses were ever built there. During the day, ships would navigate through the tall waves and shifting sandbars by focusing on white flags and notched trees along the shoreline, and at night, they would watch flickering signal fi…
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The Moore Theatre was a sumptuous social hub for early Seattle's Gilded Age elite when it first opened in 1907. It was created, in part, to draw in visitors to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909. The Moore Theatre was primarily a playhouse that presented top-notch entertainment, with 2436 seats and creative amenities. The balcony's design …
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German immigrant William Bremer created the city of Bremerton in 1891, which is now home to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The municipal center is situated on Point Turner on the Kitsap Peninsula, about fifteen miles west of Seattle. Bremerton's history and the navy base's history have always been closely intert…
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The purpose of the short-lived Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), established in 1937, was to distribute and market power generated by the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam. Supporters anticipated that it would soon be superseded by an organization dedicated to comprehensive planning, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority. Both the repeated atte…
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The idea of a governor's mansion was beginning to gain traction in the early 20th century, particularly among the newly formed Western states. This is when the Washington State governor's mansion got its start. An opulent mansion reserved for the governor was one way a state could proclaim to the world that it had arrived and assumed significance. …
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Vancouver is a city in Clark County in southwest Washington state. It is situated close to the Willamette River's confluence with the Columbia River on the North Bank of the Columbia. Chinook Indians were the original inhabitants of the area. George Vancouver, a British explorer who charted the Northwest coast in 1792, is honored by the city's name…
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Yakima Canutt, the most famous stuntman in Hollywood and a trailblazer in the second unit director area, was born on a ranch in the Snake River Hills, 16 miles from Colfax, on Penewawa Creek. Canutt rode and roped as a child. He entered his first rodeo at 16 and proved to be a natural bucking-bronc rider and bulldogger. He continued his record-brea…
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Situated on a bluff that extends from Lake Union's northern side, Gas Works Park is both a Seattle Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed park. The Seattle Gas Light Company constructed the land as a gas works plant in 1906, although it had been suggested for a park in the Olmsted Report of 1903. Up until 1956, when new gas and …
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The City of Arlington was incorporated in 1903 and is situated in northern Snohomish County, about 40 miles north of Seattle and 10 miles north of Everett. The Stillaguamish River forks, where the City of Arlington is located. Prehistoric Coast Salish people, mostly from the Stillaguamish Tribe, used the river as a major travel route and stopped to…
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From the mid 1930's to the late 1950's, few were as famous as Seattle's own Frances Farmer. Born on the 19th of September, 1913, Frances had a rocky childhood and found various ways to cope with it, including writing. This skill led to her penning the award winning essay "God Dies" in her senior year of high school at West Seattle. This eventually …
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An international exposition known as Expo '74, or Spokane's World's Fair, was held in Spokane from the 4th of May to the 3rd of November, 1974, marking the third World's Fair that the Evergreen State would host. Spokane, home to just 170,000 people at the time, became the smallest city to host a world's fair and yet managed to draw in about 5.2 mil…
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Since its opening in 1914, Fishermen's Terminal on Seattle's Salmon Bay has functioned as the home port for the fishing fleet headquartered on Puget Sound. Soon after King County voters approved the Port of Seattle's comprehensive development plan, the Port began construction on the ambitious project. Throughout its history, fishing vessels have pr…
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The "Spanish Flu" struck the Evergreen State relatively lightly compared to every other state in the country except Oregon. Despite this, nearly 5,000 Washingtonians lost their life to this disease, with half of the victims being between the ages of 20 and 49. The Flu even led to the cancellation of the Stanley Cup due to a Montréal Canadiens playe…
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The Grays Harbor Lighthouse, which stands at 107 feet tall, is the tallest lighthouse in the Evergreen State and is actually the third tallest lighthouse on the West Coast. After being lit for the first time in 1898, it has served as a landmark and an important navigational beacon at the entrance to Grays Harbor, which is one of the few outer-coast…
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Evergreen State farmers have been producing more apples than anybody else in the country for the better part of a century. When the first apple seeds were planted at Fort Vancouver in the 1820s, the history of apple growing in the state of Washington was officially kicked off. Apples were one of the first crops that early farmers planted to eat the…
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Marion Zioncheck was born in Poland in 1901 and moved to Seattle with his parents four years later. While earning a law degree from the University of Washington, he became a left-wing Democratic Party leader and the Washington Commonwealth Federation (WCF), which supported his 1932 and 1934 congressional campaigns. In his final seven months as a co…
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A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube. Find merchandise for the podcast now available at: https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.com If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod If you have any question…
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Carbonado, a Cascade foothills industrial coalmining town on the Carbon River below Mount Rainier in eastern Pierce County, thrived for decades. Timber, salmon fishing, and mining blossomed in Puget Sound as people arrived in the second half of the nineteenth century. Mining corporations established villages around coal mines in eastern King and Pi…
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Charles F. Mattson, age 10, was taken from the living room of his home in Tacoma on the evening of Sunday, the 27th of December, 1936, by a masked man armed with a revolver. After threatening the other children in the home, the kidnapper picked up Charles in his arms and fled off into the night, leaving a note demanding $28,000 in exchange for the …
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A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube. Find merchandise for the podcast now available at: https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.com If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod If you have any question…
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At Burlington, Washington, on the evening of the 20th of February, 1914, two armed bandits boarded a southbound Great Northern passenger train in order to rob the people traveling in the day-coach. A wrestling bout began after three passengers tried to disarm one of the criminals and attempted to take them on. After they had murdered the three men,…
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The coastal passenger liner SS Valencia ran aground on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island on the 22nd of January, 1906, as it was traveling from San Francisco to Seattle with a total of 108 passengers and 65 crew members on board. The ship had just passed the entry to the Strait of Juan de Fuca when it encountered poor weather and was unable t…
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Yakima County, in south-central Washington, is home the city of Union Gap, which borders Yakima City's southern edge. The Union Gap, a narrow valley separating Ahtanum Mountain and Rattlesnake Ridge, was where a wagon train traveling to Puget Sound paused in 1865. The settlers chose to remain there under the direction of Dr. L. H. Goodwin. Yakima C…
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Washington State University, which was first established in 1890 as a land-grant college, has developed into one of the most prestigious public research colleges in the United States. The institution, which is known affectionately (if unofficially) as Wazzu, has expanded from one small building on a hillside in Pullman to a statewide system that in…
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The only incorporated settlement on Fidalgo Island, which is separated from the mainland by the Swinomish Channel, the City of Anacortes may be found in Skagit County on the far northern tip of Fidalgo Island in Puget Sound. Anacortes is connected to the mainland and to Whidbey Island to the south by means of bridges that carry highway traffic. An …
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The Mountaineers Club has a storied history of over a century, playing a pivotal role in promoting outdoor recreation, exploration, and environmental conservation in the Pacific Northwest. Its legacy remains strong, as it continues to inspire and connect outdoor enthusiasts, fostering a deep appreciation for the natural beauty and rugged landscapes…
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The history of the University of Washington football program is filled with tradition, success, and a dedicated fan base. Founded in 1889, the University of Washington is located in Seattle, and its football team, known as the Washington Huskies, has become one of the most storied programs in college football. Football was introduced to the Univers…
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The power struggle between Henry Suzallo and Governor Roland Hartley took place in the early 20th century in the state of Washington, United States. Henry Suzallo was the president of the University of Washington, and Roland Hartley was the Governor of Washington during the 1920s. The conflict between Suzallo and Hartley arose due to their differin…
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In what was originally known as the Big Bend Country, Mansfield is located on a plateau in the center of the Central Washington wheatlands. The town was founded in 1889 and was given the name Mansfield after Robert E. Darling, who settled there in 1900. Mansfield was first served by a train, the Mansfield Branch Line, in 1909, and became a city in …
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Roche Harbor, located on San Juan Island, has a long and fascinating history of lime production that dates back to the late 19th century. Lime production in Roche Harbor played a significant role in the economic development of the region and left a lasting legacy that is still evident to this day. The story of lime production in Roche Harbor begins…
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Tex Johnston was an American test pilot and aviation pioneer known for his significant contributions to the development of jet aircraft. He is most famous for his daring demonstration flight of the Boeing 707, which earned him both praise and controversy. Alvin Melvin Johnson was born on the 18th of August, 1914, in Admire, Kansas. He developed an …
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The USS Olympia is a historical warship with a rich and storied past. It is best known as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey during the Spanish-American War, specifically for its pivotal role in the Battle of Manila Bay. The USS Olympia (C-6) is an armored cruiser of the United States Navy and was commissioned on the 5th of February, 1895. It w…
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Authorized and named in 1913, the Inland Empire Highway was a state roadway that ran across central and eastern Washington. It took a tortuous path via Ellensburg, Yakima, Pasco, Walla Walla, Spokane, and Colville to connect the small towns of Virden, northeast of Cle Elum in Kittitas County, and Laurier, on the Canadian border in Ferry County. It …
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Earl Averill, the Earl of Snohomish, was born on the 21st of May, 1902, in Snohomish, Washington, was an American professional baseball player who achieved great success during the 1930s and 1940s. Averill is best known for his remarkable career as an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Earl of Snohom…
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Presenting the first interview ever done on the History of the Evergreen State Podcast! President of the Purple Sage Riders of the Back Country Horsemen of Washington, Tawney Carrier, joins me on the show today to discuss the fascinating life of Herbert Hover and the tiny eastern Washington town he founded, Hover. Little more than a ghost town toda…
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With the 1996 discovery of his almost entire skeleton at a riverfront park in Kennewick, a man who lived 8,500 years ago along the Columbia River in what is now central Washington's Tri-Cities region became the subject of intense dispute and garnered international attention. Five local Native tribes wanted to rebury the man they honored as an ances…
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Aaron Webster arrived in what is now Bucoda in 1854 and became the area's first American immigrant. Webster sold his claim and sawmill to Oliver Shead in the 1860s, and Shead gave the community the official name "Seatco," which is a native term for an evil spirit or demon. In 1872, the Northern Pacific Railroad built a station at Seatco. Eventually…
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In about 1885, Lee Ives founded the community that would eventually become known as Pateros by establishing Ives Landing as a roadhouse along the Columbia River. It was called Pateros in 1900 by Spanish American War veteran Charles E. Nosler in honor of a Filipino community he had visited there. Pateros was officially founded in May of 1913, and fo…
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The Sunset Highway, one of Washington's earliest cross-state highways, offered the first vehicular crossing of the Cascade Mountains, which split the state in two pretty much up to that point. The highway mostly followed a Native trail that had been turned into a wagon road when it was opened in 1915. Throughout the years, the Sunset Highway saw a …
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The 1905 Lewis & Clark Exhibition in Portland, Oregon, was immediately followed by the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), which was held in Seattle from the 1st of June to the 16th of October, 1909. A group of pioneers from Alaska's gold rush provided the fair with its initial spark in 1905. Businessmen from Seattle revised the initial concept…
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Frederick Spencer Stimson and Charles Douglas "C. D." Stimson, two Seattle lumber baron brothers, purchased a rural property outside Woodinville called Derby for use as a hunting camp and a country getaway. On one section, C. D. constructed the Willows lodge, while on another, Frederick constructed his "Manor Mansion" in 1910. Originally used as a …
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The Volunteer Park Conservatory, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, a city water reservoir, and a standpipe may all be found in this Olmsted-designed iconic park on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Visitors come from all over the area to this open-space sanctuary in a residentially dense area. The park's grounds were initially purchased by the city in 1876 for …
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Twisp is a small town located in the Methow Valley region of Okanogan County, Washington. The town's history dates back to the late 1800s when the first settlers arrived in the area. The town was named after the Twisp River, which flows through the area and is a tributary of the Methow River. In 1888, John Twisp, a surveyor, and his partner, Robert…
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The Alaskan Way Seawall, which stretches from just north of Broad Street south to Washington Street beneath Pioneer Square, is responsible for creating the flat ledge of land on Seattle's center waterfront. The shallower portion south of Madison Street was built in the 1910s and 1920s, while the more problematic and challenging northern halkf would…
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The Ellensburg Rodeo is an annual rodeo event held in the city of Ellensburg, Washington. It is one of the oldest and most respected rodeos in the United States, and has a rich history dating back over a century. The first Ellensburg Rodeo was held in 1923, organized by a group of local cowboys and ranchers who wanted to showcase their skills and e…
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The most revered sports figure in Seattle is Frederick Charles "Hutch" Hutchinson. He was the first to achieve national renown and is regarded as a true hometown hero for both his achievements off the field and his bravery and demeanor in public. He was a standout from his earliest days on the Rainier Beach sandlots and hailed from a baseball-lovin…
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