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Date
Visited:
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Sunday, July
14, 2002 |
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City
Visited #:
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231 |
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County:
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Pierce |
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Visited
With:
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Michelle &
Tacoma Jenn |
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City Name
History:
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Situated
on the Carbon River, the town derived its name from the stream which, in
turn, was named after coal was discovered along its banks in the
1870s. It was a model community owned, planned, and operated by the
Pacific Coast Coal Co., which installed paved streets and sewers and
repainted the homes (average rent $14.00 a month). When the company ceased
operation in the late 1920s, the pumps were removed, flooding five miles
of collieries beyond reclamation. |
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