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From Harry French's journal entry for July 2, 1872, the day he arrived in Seattle, Washington Territory. Photo Courtesy Kirkland Historical Society

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Houghton Pioneer Harry French, like most pioneers, was thrifty and kept records of his finances....

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The 1850 federal census shows John McGregor's household. For some unknown reason, Tom Popham, then...

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An 1850 US Government Land Office cadastral survey plat of the McGregor farm on the Willamette...

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Seattle, c1872. This is how Seattle appeared to the Houghton pioneer French family when...

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This bird's eye view artist's rendition of Seattle in the 1870s shows clearly the Seattle Coal and...

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March 25, 1872, Seattle celebrated when western Washington's first railroad opened. This image of...

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Captain Simon Randolph's steamboat Zephyr, seen about the time that Houghton pioneer Sam French...

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Harry French purchased a "seven-shooter" from his cousin Dick French just prior to moving...

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Harry French as a young man, taken a few years after he journeyed west from Maine. Photo Courtesy Kirkland Historical Society

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Sam French took out this newspaper ad to sell his Dixfield, Maine farm and bankroll the family's...

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The 1860 and 1870 census records show the French family suffered an incredible loss during...

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The 1860 and 1870 census records show the French family suffered an incredible loss during...

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Jay and Eve O'Conner met the Frenches in San Francisco and both families booked passage to Puget...

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The Devil's Slide was one of several dramatic geographic features that Harry noted in his journal....

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Sam French's family were vault light manufacturers and he had the opportunity to join the firm, but...

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Sam French's family were vault light manufacturers and he had the opportunity to join the firm, but...

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