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for tens of people) may have been used as a potlatch house. The
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758:"Patches, Julius Pierpont"
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310:The prominent village of
273:Washington Park Arboretum
751:Seattle: Past to Present
724:Enjoying Seattle's Parks
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703:A History of Laurelhurst
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