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Allen, John Beard (1845-1903) and Mathilda Cecelia (1848-1921)

Born in Indiana in 1845 and educated at the University of Michigan Law School, John Beard Allen moved to Olympia in his mid-20s. He served as U.S. Attorney for Washington Territory for 10 years, and t...

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Montgomery, Mary Phelps (1846-1943)

Mary Phelps Montgomery is remembered for playing a supporting role in the completion of the the Northern Pacific Railroad to its Puget Sound terminus at Tacoma in 1873. Telling the tale years later, M...

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Puyallup National Guard Armory

The National Guard Armory in Puyallup was home to National Guard units since the 1950s, beginning with Battery B, 240th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion. It later hosted other artillery units an...

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1 Timeline Entry

Mary Montgomery races to Portland and back to secure payroll and prevent a work stoppage on the final link of the Northern Pacific Railroad in July 1873.

On a Friday morning in early July 1873, Mary Montgomery (1846-1942) leaves a Northern Pacific Railroad construction camp in present-day Thurston County on horseback, the beginning of a two-day dash to...

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