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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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