Elleda Wilson: In One Ear: Local brevities
Jun. 10—Tidbits from The Daily Morning Astorian, June 11, 1889: —Many years ago a British vessel called the Scranton was wrecked on Sand Island. Her hull has now come to the surface, and some of the men employed there are burning the old timbers. Note: The W. B. Scranton, helmed by Capt. Paul Corno, was driven into the sand on May 5, 1866. Cape Disappointment's lighthouse keeper Capt. J.W. ...
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