McMicken Island, a few hundred feet from Harstine Island to the west of the Key Peninsula, is a favorite destination for area boaters and kayakers. One of about 40 marine state parks in Washington, …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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10/1/20
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In the 1880 census Charles Pack, the first settler on Herron Island, was recorded as living on Ketron Island. Ketron is a small island on the opposite side of the Sound, across from Steilacoom. …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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7/30/20
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The community of Northwest archivists, historians, genealogists and writers as well as many ordinary citizens were shocked at …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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3/27/20
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Fifty years ago, in the early morning hours of Feb. 4, 1970, a fire of unprecedented proportions burned through several businesses in Key Center, leaving only ashes and charred rubble in its wake.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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2/1/20
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An 1889 map showing Charles E. Pack (misspelled as Peck) as the owner of a portion of Herron Island. From Plummer's Complete Atlas of the County of Pierce, Wash. …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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12/6/19
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It is perhaps the most fitting legacy of the 19th century utopian, …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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7/1/19
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KPHS board members Bart Wolfe, Judy Mills and Paul Michaels have been leading the restoration of the historic Vaughn Library Hall. Photo: Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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7/1/19
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
United States Penitentiary, McNeil Island, photographic print, cyanotype. Buildings of the U.S. Penitentiary on McNeil Island, WA, circa 1890-91. Looking …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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3/1/19
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Herron Island at sunrise. Photo: Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP NewsThe early 1950s were an uncharacteristically busy time on Herron Island. Until then an out-of-the-way, rarely visited private island, …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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10/1/18
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A little over a mile long and a half mile wide, Herron Island lies in Case Inlet across a narrow channel about 3 miles west of Lakebay.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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10/1/18
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