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BACK WHEN: How did Lake Farm Road get its name?
WHEN YOU ARE traveling east of Port Angeles, you’ve likely seen the street sign for Lake Farm Road.…
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BACK WHEN: Samuel Morse built impressive body of photographic work
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a production error, John McNutt’s Dec. 6 column did not run in its entirety.…
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BACK WHEN: Morse documents Makah with camera
AS 2020 COMES to a close, one thing is certain: It has been a peculiar year. We can’t…
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BACK WHEN: They found a place to call home
Sailors return to Clallam County after their service
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BACK WHEN: When Whitecapping came to Clallam County
Sol Duc Valley neighbors try to deliver vigilante justice
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BACK WHEN: Past actions show us nothing is brand new
IT SURE SEEMS like these are troubling times in which we live. Impacts to our lives are coming…
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BACK WHEN: Civil War veterans help build Port Angeles
I RECENTLY TOOK a stroll around Ocean View Cemetery. There are a number of simple grave markers identifying…
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BACK WHEN: John and Mary Cowan: A lighthouse family
LIGHTHOUSES HAVE LONG served as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses…
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BACK WHEN: The secret sorrow of Elsye Mitchell
FOR MANY, LIFE is a simple path. You grow up in a peaceful place unencumbered by the events…
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BACK WHEN: Thomas Osasa: Patriot by choice
A WHILE AGO I found something that deeply aroused my curiosity. I found a copy of The Tulean…
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BACK WHEN: The day shrapnel fell on Clallam Bay
JANUARY 29, 1962, a day that will live on in lore and legend. It was a day when…
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BACK WHEN: The Lasley family sees the country on wheels
WHEN LIFE BECOMES very difficult people with resolve, determination and strength of character will take action and find…
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BACK WHEN: The story of Battling Danny Mathews
I THINK IT is reasonable to say that many people play sports to have a healthy self-image.
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BACK WHEN: Goodbye to the old, hello to the new
I WENT FOR a stroll downtown two weeks ago to have one last close up look at the…
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BACK WHEN: Local history contest encourages youth interest in the past
OUR PAST AFFECTS our present and future.
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BACK WHEN: Marking the life of an area mother
TAKING A STROLL around a cemetery can give you a quiet time for reflection and thought. Turn off…
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BACK WHEN: A new columnist takes the reins
EDITOR’S NOTE: Alice Alexander has retired from writing the Back When Clallam County history column. Taking over her…