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Default Great Seattle Fire and the Battleship Nebraska

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Back in the 1880's, most of the downtown in the fledgling city of Seattle
burned to the ground. The mayor at the time was a 30-year old man who had
arrived ten years earlier almost dead broke. He saved up enough to start
a ship repair business, and was finally able to pay the fares for his
brothers to join him from back east.

His history gets a little more interesting after that, and his legacy is
one of the highlights of any cruise to the San Juan Islands.

Check it out in the current issue of Pacific Nor'West Boating

http://www.http://digital.turn-page.com/i/203700/09


I think your link is fubar.