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88:(1830-1914) was a steamboat captain in the Pacific Northwest from 1851 to 1903. He became well known for his long length of service, the large number of vessels he commanded, and the many different geographical areas in which he served.
159:. It took two days to go up from Canemah, and one day to return. Miller charged $ 35 a ton to haul cargo to upriver farmers, mostly consignments from merchants on the lower Willamette (the part of the river below
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which had just begun, as well as a significant number of
Confederate sympathizers who might be among his customers. Returning from there in December, 1861, Miller bought the
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Probably no other person had a longer career in the steamboat business in the
Pacific Northwest. Over the course of his career, Miller commanded 36 steamboats, on the
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Miller had been in the flatboat business for about a year when on May 19, 1851, the first steamboat appeared on the upper
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was capable of hauling much more cargo and wheat than any flatboat. Miller was soon out of business, however he did manage to be hired by
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to Seven Devils
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was dismantled in 1875 but this may be too late a date for Miller's service. See Affleck, at 12.
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as well, which he had turned over to Z.J. Hatch. Miller then took command of the
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on the Willamette River until 1866 when the vessel was acquired by the
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In 1902 to 1903, Miller commanded steamboats on the reach of the
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to E.M. White and with his associates purchased the sternwheeler
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In 1893, Miller went to Montana and took command of the steamer
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Miller's home was destroyed, along with most of Linn City, in a
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363:(built 1863) with Capt. Sebastian "Bas" Miller, remaining with
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Captain Miller died in Spokane, Washington on July 24, 1914.
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as crew and poled and rowed the boat up the Yamhill River to
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when she was blown up in 1875 near the Alder Street dock in
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with Capt. George Jerome. After that, Miller moved to the
860:, at 27-28, Lewis & Dryden Printers, Portland, OR 1895
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Lewis and Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest
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For health reasons Miller resigned from the command of
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mines. Meanwhile Apperson had built the sternwheeler
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991:, at 102-112, Superior Publishing, Seattle WA 1972
199:and operated the vessel on the Willamette between
958:, at page 43, Backeddy Books, Cambridge, ID 1979
3119:Lakes Route (Seton, Anderson and Lillooet Lakes)
954:Carrey, Johnny, Conley, Cort, and Barton, Ace,
893:, Alexander Nicholls Press, Vancouver, BC 2000
880:, at 249, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966
819:Willamette Landings -- Ghost Towns of the River
376:with Capt. Lon Vickers. After a short term on
207:and up the Yamhill River. Later, they rebuilt
119:In the spring of 1850, Miller began running a
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2990:Upper Columbia River Nav. & Tramway Co.
2713:Steamboats of the Columbia River headwaters
938:at 162-63, Caxton Press, Caldwell, ID 2004
406:. The Miller next day took command of the
228:and ran her until April 23, 1861, when the
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147:of wheat. He hired four members of the
3089:Upper Fraser, Nechako and Stuart Rivers
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370:In 1868 Miller piloted the new steamer
581:and superintended the building of the
414:Financial losses in the flour business
250:Snake River mines and purchase of the
16:American steamboat captain (1830–1914)
2073:Pioneer history of Oregon (1806–1890)
742:Steamboat operations out of Wenatchee
104:Flatboat navigation on the Willamette
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1759:Upper Willamette Transportation Line
487:Work in Idaho and eastern Washington
232:was destroyed by a dockside fire at
3073:Canadian Pacific Railway (mainline)
1777:Willamette Steam Navigation Company
218:In 1858 Miller sold an interest in
1028:Steamboats of the Willamette River
367:until that vessel was dismantled.
100:at a place called Clackamas City.
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623:Relocation to the Kootenay region
308:Steamboat pilot on the Willamette
185:s owner, John Zumwalt. On board
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3145:Steamboats of the Inside Passage
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2111:Oregon & California Railroad
2012:Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach)
475:, carrying railroad material to
447:and installed it in the steamer
240:and placed it in the steam scow
79:James D. Miller, possibly others
3302:People's Transportation Company
2638:Oregon Steam Navigation Company
1771:People's Transportation Company
1765:Oregon Steam Navigation Company
636:, first steamboat on the Upper
531:Return to the Willamette Valley
345:People's Transportation Company
3099:Arrow Lakes and Columbia River
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936:Steamboats on Northwest Rivers
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2198:Russo-American Treaty of 1824
569:Construction of sternwheeler
525:Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
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301:flood of the Willamette River
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3292:People from Oregon Territory
3150:Gulf of Georgia-Lower Fraser
3114:Columbia Lake-East Kootenay
1731:Portages, locks, and canals
956:Snake River In Hells Canyon
457:up the Willamette River to
351:Miler went as pilot on the
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1743:Yamhill River lock and dam
817:Corning, Howard McKinley,
499:From there Miller went to
398:Miller was a passenger on
295:House washed away by flood
3141:Peace & Finlay Rivers
2995:Kootenay River Navig. Co.
2245:Constitutional Convention
2203:Willamette Cattle Company
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876:Newell, Gordon R., ed.,
497:Walla Walla, Wash. Terr.
112:A typical flat boat, or
45:Salem County, New Jersey
2371:Willamette Trading Post
2228:Donation Land Claim Act
2116:Oregon boundary dispute
1783:Oregon Pacific Railroad
649:, running on the upper
59:Spokane, Washington, US
23:Captain James D. Miller
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2356:Thomas and Ruckle Road
2168:Provisional Government
1890:Builders and shipyards
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1967:Yaquina Bay and river
1902:Willamette Iron Works
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752:Wenatchee, Washington
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2106:Hudson's Bay Company
2086:American Fur Company
1829:Owners and personnel
889:Affleck, Edward L.,
577:Miller then went to
557:, this time between
542:sternwheeler on the
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2552:Eliza Hart Spalding
2163:Pacific Fur Company
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2096:Executive Committee
1793:Geographic features
856:Wright, E.W., ed.,
679:Destruction of the
98:Oregon City, Oregon
92:Migration to Oregon
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3277:History of Montana
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1846:Charles H. Bennett
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3272:History of Idaho
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2889:
2887:
2883:
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2870:
2868:
2864:
2863:
2861:
2860:
2856:F.P. Armstrong
2852:
2844:
2836:
2828:
2820:
2812:
2804:
2796:
2788:
2780:
2772:
2764:
2756:
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2740:
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2717:
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2711:
2709:
2708:
2701:
2694:
2686:
2677:
2676:
2674:
2673:
2671:Modern history
2668:
2663:
2658:
2652:
2650:
2648:Oregon history
2644:
2643:
2641:
2640:
2635:
2628:
2625:Colonel Wright
2621:
2614:
2607:
2599:
2597:
2596:Transportation
2593:
2592:
2590:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2572:Marcus Whitman
2569:
2564:
2559:
2557:Henry Spalding
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2494:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2472:Joseph Kellogg
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2424:
2419:
2417:Elijah Bristow
2414:
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2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2323:
2321:French Prairie
2318:
2313:
2311:Fort Vancouver
2308:
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2298:
2296:Elliott Cutoff
2293:
2288:
2283:
2278:
2273:
2267:
2265:
2261:
2260:
2258:
2257:
2252:
2247:
2242:
2237:
2234:Holmes v. Ford
2230:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2213:Star of Oregon
2210:
2205:
2200:
2195:
2193:Treaty of 1818
2189:
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2175:
2173:
2171:
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2133:
2128:
2123:
2121:Oregon Country
2118:
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2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
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2076:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2069:
2062:
2055:
2047:
2038:
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2034:
2029:
2024:
2019:
2014:
2009:
2004:
1999:
1997:Chehalis River
1994:
1989:
1984:
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1974:
1972:Coquille River
1969:
1964:
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1957:Columbia River
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1904:
1899:
1893:
1891:
1887:
1886:
1884:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1866:Joseph Kellogg
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1832:
1830:
1826:
1825:
1823:
1822:
1820:Tualatin River
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1796:
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1786:
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1774:
1768:
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1573:
1563:
1553:
1543:
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1523:
1513:
1503:
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1483:
1473:
1463:
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1413:
1403:
1393:
1383:
1373:
1363:
1353:
1343:
1333:
1319:
1309:
1299:
1289:
1279:
1269:
1259:
1249:
1239:
1229:
1219:
1209:
1199:
1189:
1179:
1169:
1159:
1149:
1139:
1129:
1119:
1109:
1099:
1089:
1079:
1069:
1059:
1049:
1038:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1016:
1009:
1001:
994:
993:
980:
967:
947:
934:Gulick, Bill,
927:
914:
902:
882:
862:
830:
800:
798:
795:
759:
756:
748:Columbia River
743:
740:
731:Kootenay Falls
683:
677:
651:Kootenay River
638:Kootenay River
624:
621:
616:Joseph Kellogg
574:
567:
551:Dayton, Oregon
532:
529:
488:
485:
481:Dayton, Oregon
459:Eugene, Oregon
453:. Miller ran
432:Dayton, Oregon
415:
412:
309:
306:
296:
293:
258:
248:
209:Hoosier' No. 2
168:
165:
105:
102:
93:
90:
81:
80:
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73:
72:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
50:
49:
43:
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35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
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3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3278:
3275:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3259:
3257:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3231:Lake Crescent
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3216:Hoquiam River
3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3191:Cowlitz River
3189:
3187:
3184:
3182:
3179:
3177:
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3163:
3161:
3159:NW steamboats
3157:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3140:
3138:Stikine River
3137:
3135:
3132:
3130:
3127:
3125:
3124:Lake Okanagan
3122:
3120:
3117:
3115:
3112:
3110:
3109:Kootenay Lake
3107:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3097:
3095:
3092:
3090:
3087:
3086:
3084:
3082:BC steamboats
3080:
3074:
3071:
3070:
3068:
3064:
3058:
3055:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3044:
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3019:
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3014:
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3009:
3008:
3006:
3002:
2996:
2993:
2991:
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2972:
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2926:
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2919:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2904:
2903:Spillimacheen
2901:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2890:
2888:
2884:
2877:
2876:
2872:
2871:
2869:
2867:Motor vessels
2865:
2858:
2857:
2853:
2850:
2849:
2845:
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2778:
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2773:
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2757:
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2730:
2729:
2725:
2724:
2722:
2718:
2714:
2707:
2702:
2700:
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2693:
2688:
2687:
2684:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
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2659:
2657:
2654:
2653:
2651:
2649:
2645:
2639:
2636:
2634:
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2629:
2627:
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2622:
2620:
2619:
2615:
2613:
2612:
2608:
2606:
2605:
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2588:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2542:Sager orphans
2540:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2527:Robert Newell
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2493:
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2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2448:
2445:
2443:
2442:Philip Foster
2440:
2438:
2435:
2433:
2430:
2428:
2427:Matthew Deady
2425:
2423:
2422:Tabitha Brown
2420:
2418:
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2188:
2184:
2179:
2169:
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2159:
2156:
2154:
2153:Oregon Treaty
2151:
2149:
2146:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2138:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2126:Oregon Lyceum
2124:
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2119:
2117:
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2112:
2109:
2107:
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2102:
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2017:Lake Crescent
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2002:Hoquiam River
2000:
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1851:John H. Couch
1849:
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1839:
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1834:
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1827:
1821:
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1816:
1813:
1811:
1810:Yamhill River
1808:
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1803:
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1547:Three Sisters
1544:
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1388:
1387:Fannie Patton
1384:
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1234:
1233:Minnie Holmes
1230:
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1214:
1213:James Clinton
1210:
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964:0-9603566-0-6
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728:
727:Kootenay Lake
724:
723:Lardeau River
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555:City of Salem
552:
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541:
540:City of Salem
537:
530:
528:
526:
522:
521:
520:Katie Hallett
516:
515:Henry Villard
512:
508:
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506:Henry Villard
502:
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493:City of Salem
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477:Ray's Landing
474:
470:
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468:City of Salem
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428:Yamhill River
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339:, Miller ran
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336:Julia Barclay
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330:Mountain Buck
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225:James Clinton
221:
220:Hoosier No. 3
216:
214:
213:Hoosier No. 3
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196:Hoosier No. 2
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56:July 24, 1914
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46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
3206:Grays Harbor
3171:Oregon Coast
3094:Skeena River
3051:
2874:
2855:
2847:
2839:
2830:
2823:
2815:
2808:J.D. Farrell
2807:
2799:
2791:
2783:
2775:
2767:
2759:
2751:
2743:
2735:
2727:
2630:
2623:
2617:
2611:Lot Whitcomb
2609:
2603:
2567:Elijah White
2516:
2467:Chief Joseph
2447:Peter French
2316:Fort William
2301:Fort Astoria
2232:
2158:Organic Laws
2148:Oregon Trail
2135:
2032:Skeena River
1992:Grays Harbor
1962:Oregon Coast
1939:
1932:
1925:
1918:
1870:
1717:
1708:Robert Young
1707:
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1557:N.S. Bentley
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1982:Puget Sound
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275:Snake River
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2816:North Star
2776:Gwendoline
2720:Steamboats
2547:Levi Scott
2522:John Minto
2477:H.A.G. Lee
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2402:Sam Barlow
2223:Cayuse War
1911:Shipwrecks
1856:John Gates
1607:Grey Eagle
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