The History Of The Evergreen State

Dec 11 2024 176 ep. 28 mins 18
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New episodes released weekly on Wednesday nights at 9pm Pacific Time.The History of the Evergreen State is a weekly show that focuses on various topics surrounding the history of the great state of Washington. From iconic people to maritime disasters, to a war with only a pig casualty, various disasters, and every interesting story in between. Episodes will either be self-contained single episode stories or in a two-part format, for the most part My intent with this podcast is to bring a lecture-style show to people interested in learning more about little known events in Washington State, and I do script things out a bit so I don't miss information, so I'm sorry if you don't like my delivery, I can't please everyone, and I try my best, so that's all I really can do. Music by Al Hirsch and used with his permission. Have feedback? Please email the show at [email protected] you listen on Spotify or ITunes, please leave a 5 star review, it really helps to grow the show.

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173- The 5th Governor of the Evergreen State: Albert Mead

Dec 11 2024 16 mins  
A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at: https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see ex

172- From Washington State Normal School to CWU

Dec 04 2024 23 mins  
A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at: https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see ex

171- Cherries & the Evergreen State (4th Annual Thanksgiving Special)

Nov 27 2024 20 mins  
A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at: https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see ex

170- "Dirty" Dan Harris

Nov 20 2024 20 mins  
A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at: https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see ex

169- Washington State's 4th Governor: Henry McBride

Nov 13 2024 18 mins  
From 1901 until 1905, Henry G. McBride was the fourth governor of Washington state. He was first elected lieutenant governor in 1900, and when Governor John Rogers passed away in December of 1901, he was appointed governor. The majority of historians believe his tenure was stable and effectively run. His support for a powerful commission to oversee the state's railroads at a time w

168- Kalama on the Mighty Columbia

Nov 06 2024 24 mins  
Cowlitz County's Kalama is a small city situated beside the Columbia River. By the 1850s, non-Indian settlers were moving into the region. The town had prosperity after becoming the Cowlitz County seat in 1872, but then the Northern Pacific Railway relocated its corporate headquarters from Kalama to Tacoma, causing a severe economic setback. July 16, 1890, saw the incorporation of

167- Unexplained Evergreen State

Oct 30 2024 35 mins  
Did you know that the Evergreen State leads the nation in reported sightings of the legendary Bigfoot? The Evergreen State has also served as the birthplace of the term "Flying Saucer" when a reporter misquoted a pilot who spotted something very strange in the skies near Mt. Rainier, as well as the term "Men in Black." Tales of creatures lurking in our deep waters have also persist

166- John H. McGraw

Oct 23 2024 14 mins  
In 1892, John H. McGraw was elected as the second governor of the Evergreen State. At the age of 26, he traveled from Maine to Seattle in the 1870s and found employment as an Occidental Hotel clerk. His career in politics, business, and law enforcement in the Pacific Northwest began when he enlisted in Seattle's small police department. His path took him from chief of police to she

165- Haunted Western Washington

Oct 16 2024 31 mins  
Do you believe in ghosts? Western Washington is reportedly home to numerous haunted locales, from down in Vancouver at Vancouver Barracks, to Lake Quinault Lodge, to a Seattle neighborhood that witnessed a horrific plane crash that eventually drove the residents away, to the famed filming location of Rose Red, Thornewood Castle.Chilling stories and ghostly tales await in this light

164- The Wreck of the Prince Arthur

Oct 09 2024 21 mins  
The Norwegian bark Prince Arthur was traveling in ballast from Valparaiso, Chile, to Esquimalt, British Columbia, for lumber on the stormy night of January 2nd, 1903. The ship ended up striking an offshore reef 10 miles south of Cape Alava on the sparsely populated north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, eventually broke apart, and its crew of twenty men was thrown into the choppy se