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3 Wild Curiosities of Astoria, Oregon Coast No One Else Has. Hint: 1st Exploding Whale, Bridge, Star Trek - The only town in the universe Star Trek called heaven; Florence didnt have the first whale

The Great 1936 Fire at Yachats Threatened Two Towns, Oregon Coast History - It suddenly grew into an enormous blaze that choked the little town

Warrenton Had an Exploding Whale 30 Years Before Central Oregon Coast - Was it as bad as the Florence Exploding Whale we all know and love? Quite likely

On November 11, 1919, tensions came to a head between members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)—known as the Wobblies—and members of the American Legion in Centralia, Washington, at the first Armistice Day parade after World War I. The conflict between the two groups was deep-seated. The American Legion had been chartered as a patriotic veteran’s organization just after the war. Meanwhile, the IWW had opposed U.S. participation; it was the only American labor organization to do...