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The History Of The Evergreen State

The History Of The Evergreen State

Jon C

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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The History Of The Evergreen State - 97- Seattle's Forgotten World's Fair

97- Seattle's Forgotten World's Fair

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06/01/23 • 56 min

The 1905 Lewis & Clark Exhibition in Portland, Oregon, was immediately followed by the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), which was held in Seattle from the 1st of June to the 16th of October, 1909. A group of pioneers from Alaska's gold rush provided the fair with its initial spark in 1905.
Businessmen from Seattle revised the initial concept in 1906, pushing out the 1907 date to 1909 (in order to avoid conflicting with the Jamestown, Virginia tricentennial celebration), and solicited funding for an expanded scope. The Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 started a custom that the AYPE continued. Seattle residents have the chance to show their pride in their background and their patriotism.
A significant portion of the financial burden for the Exposition rested on the City of Seattle, despite funds being supplied at the state level. Before to the AYPE, several city departments put forth a lot of effort to acquire financing or hire staff to guarantee the fair's success. Through different conversations and reports, these departments let City Council and the Mayor know about their issues, suggestions, and demands. The police, fire, parks, and other departments all worked together to make the Exhibition run smoothly and safely.
Listen now to learn more about one of my favorite topics in the History of the Evergreen State!
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.com
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
To keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:
https://www.facebook.com/Historyoftheevergreenstatepodcast
Find the podcast over on Instagram as well: @HISTORY_EVERGREENSTATEPODCAST
You can also find the podcast over on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/@historyoftheevergreenstatepod
Thank you for listening to another episode of the History of the Evergreen State Podcast!

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The History of the Evergreen State Podcast Trailer

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04/09/23 • 1 min

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 100- Bucoda & the Legend of Seatco

100- Bucoda & the Legend of Seatco

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06/22/23 • 35 min

Aaron Webster arrived in what is now Bucoda in 1854 and became the area's first American immigrant. Webster sold his claim and sawmill to Oliver Shead in the 1860s, and Shead gave the community the official name "Seatco," which is a native term for an evil spirit or demon.
In 1872, the Northern Pacific Railroad built a station at Seatco. Eventually, using the first two initials of three major investors in regional industries—Buckley, Coulter, and David—the town was christened Bucoda.
Investors started mining coal in the region in the 1880s, but the coal was of poor quality, and the activities were irregular. Bucoda served as the first territorial jail for Washington from 1874 through 1888. Since the prisoners were forced to perform hazardous and hard physical labor in the local industrial sector, it developed a reputation as a harsh institution. When the state opened the Washington State Prison in Walla Walla, Washington, it was abandoned. On the 7th of June, 1910, Bucoda would formally be incorporated.
Listen now to learn more about the fascinating history of this Thurston County town!
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.com
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
To keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:
https://www.facebook.com/Historyoftheevergreenstatepodcast
Find the podcast over on Instagram as well: @HISTORY_EVERGREENSTATEPODCAST
You can also find the podcast over on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/@historyoftheevergreenstatepod
Reaching episode 100 would not have been possible if not for you, the listener, and for your continued support of the show.
Thank you for listening to this landmark episode of the History of the Evergreen State Podcast!

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 107- The Largest Limeworks West of the Mississippi

107- The Largest Limeworks West of the Mississippi

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08/10/23 • 20 min

Roche Harbor, located on San Juan Island, has a long and fascinating history of lime production that dates back to the late 19th century. Lime production in Roche Harbor played a significant role in the economic development of the region and left a lasting legacy that is still evident to this day.
The story of lime production in Roche Harbor begins in the 1880s when a young Englishman named John S. McMillin arrived on San Juan Island. Recognizing the island's rich limestone deposits and its potential for lime production, McMillin saw an opportunity to establish a thriving industry. He formed the Roche Harbor Lime Company in 1886, and the company began extracting limestone and converting it into lime.
The process of lime production in Roche Harbor involved several steps. First, large quantities of limestone were quarried from the nearby hills. The limestone was then crushed into smaller pieces and loaded onto barges that were floated to the lime kilns located at the harbor. The kilns were built of large blocks of sandstone and stood tall on the waterfront.
Inside the kilns, the limestone was stacked in layers with alternating layers of wood. Once the kilns were filled, they were sealed and heated for several days. The intense heat from the burning wood would break down the limestone, converting it into quicklime, also known as calcium oxide. Quicklime had numerous industrial uses, including in construction, agriculture, and as a flux in metallurgy.
The lime produced in Roche Harbor was of exceptionally high quality due to the purity of the limestone deposits. This reputation for quality helped the Roche Harbor Lime Company to expand rapidly, and by the early 1900s, it became one of the largest lime-producing operations in the United States.
To support the growing workforce and their families, a company town was established in Roche Harbor. The town featured homes, schools, churches, a hospital, and recreational facilities, creating a close-knit community centered around the lime industry.
Over the years, advancements in technology and transportation gradually shifted the lime industry's focus away from Roche Harbor. By the mid-20th century, the demand for lime declined, and the company eventually closed its operations in the 1950s.
Today, Roche Harbor has transformed into a popular tourist destination, drawing visitors with its rich history and stunning natural beauty. Many of the lime kilns and other remnants of the lime production era have been preserved and can still be seen in the area, serving as a reminder of the island's industrial past.
Listen now to learn more about this early industry on Roche Harbor!
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.com
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
To keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:
https://www.facebook.com/Historyoftheevergreenstatepodcast
Find the podcast over on Instagram as well: @HISTORY_EVERGREENSTATEPODCAST
You can also find the podcast over on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/@historyoftheevergreenstatepod
Thank you for listening to another episode of the History of the Evergreen State Podcast!

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 65- The Doomed Steamship Clallam

65- The Doomed Steamship Clallam

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10/21/22 • 24 min

The inland passenger steamship SS Clallam departed Seattle for Victoria, British Columbia, via Port Townsend, on Friday, January 8, 1904. The Clallam experiences severe seas and gale-force winds as it enters the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and begins to sink within sight of Victoria Harbor. Fearing that the ship is sinking, the captain orders the launch of three lifeboats, each carrying all of the women, children, and some men. The lifeboats capsize or are wrecked within minutes, and everyone is lost at sea.
The Clallam is kept afloat by the remaining passengers and crew until early January 9, when she begins to sink. Dozens are rescued by the tugboats Richard Holyoke and Sea Lion, but 56 people drown. This is the worst marine accident ever involving a steamboat from the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.
Listen now to learn more about this grisly maritime disaster!
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.com
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
To keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:
https://www.facebook.com/Historyoftheevergreenstatepodcast
Thank you for listening!

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 59- The Tale of the Three Kichis

59- The Tale of the Three Kichis

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09/08/22 • 25 min

Aboard January 1834, the first Japanese believed to have visited what is now Washington landed in a dismasted, rudderless ship that ran aground on the Olympic Peninsula's northernmost tip. The ship had set sail from its home port on Japan's southeast coast in October 1832, carrying a crew of 14 and a cargo of rice and china on what was expected to be a short journey to Edo (Tokyo). Instead, it was pushed out to sea by a hurricane. It traveled 5,000 kilometers across the ocean before reaching the Northwest coast with three survivors.
Iwakichi, Kyukichi, and Otokichi were their names. The "three kichis," who were discovered and temporarily imprisoned by Makah Indians, spent several months at Fort Vancouver before being taken to London and subsequently to China. They were pawns in the diplomatic chess game that ruled Japan's dealings with the rest of the world in the mid-nineteenth century, and they were never allowed to return home.
Listen now to learn more!
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.com
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
To keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:
https://www.facebook.com/Historyoftheevergreenstatepodcast
Thank you for listening!

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 80- Spokane City Parks & Aubrey Lee White

80- Spokane City Parks & Aubrey Lee White

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02/02/23 • 32 min

Aubrey Lee White of Spokane fought to ensure the long-term quality of the environment of his adopted city and its surrounds long before "environmentalism" became a well-known term. The 20-year-old native of Maine made his way to Spokane in 1889. He worked odd jobs to support himself while exploring Spokane and the surrounding area on foot or in a buggy, recording and mapping its picturesque landmarks.
These adventures would pay off when White rose to prominence as a wealthy and powerful businessman who was able to convince local authorities to create one of the best park systems in the country. He pushed for the Olmsted Brothers, renowned landscape designers, to be hired for its design.
After his parks career ended, Mr. White found himself as the gardening writer for the Spokesman-Review for another two decades, endearing himself to many in the community and continuing to pus for the beautification of Spokane until the end.
Listen now to learn more about this early Evergreen State environmentalist!
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.com
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
To keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:
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Thank you for listening!

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 31- George Washington & the Founding of Centralia

31- George Washington & the Founding of Centralia

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02/24/22 • 31 min

Due to its strategic location halfway between the Columbia River and Puget Sound, Centerville, now known as Centralia, quickly become a popular site for settlers. George Washington, the son of a slave, was one of the early residents in the area.
The community that he helped to found is located in the southwestern area of the Evergreen State, at the junction of the Chehalis River and the Skookumchuck River.
For thousands of years, people have relied on the natural resources of the area — timber, fish, fertile soil, coal, and a level plain surrounded by rolling hills — to support their lives and establish their communities on a foundation of natural riches. In spite of the fact that the region is relying less on its natural resources today, the town's key location on the plain that weaves its way through the hills between Seattle and Portland has allowed it to maintain its importance.
Listen now to discover more!
A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.
You may notice the podcast no longer has ads in it, so I'm not making any money from the show, so if you'd like to become a monthly supporter or just give a one time donation, it would be greatly appreciated and will go towards research materials for future episodes:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
Thank you for listening!

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 10- Olalla & Starvation Heights

10- Olalla & Starvation Heights

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09/30/21 • 30 min

Host Jon C talks about his recent trip down to the Long Beach Peninsula and the future of the podcast going forward.
A special announcement will be made at the end of the show, so please stick around for that, you won't be disappointed.
In this episode Jon C talks briefly about the history of the Kitsap County community of Olalla and the dark past it has, thanks to the truly evil "Dr." Linda Hazzard, who believed that fasting was the cure for most ailments a person experienced, even though most times it led to the patients death. Things get sketchier when some of her wealthier patients sign their money over to her and her husband.
Listen now to learn more about this dark and fascinating time in the history of the Evergreen State.
Merchandise for the History of the Evergreen State is now available at https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.com
A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.
You may notice the podcast no longer has ads in it, so I'm not making any money from the show, so if you'd like to become a monthly supporter or just give a one time donation, it would be greatly appreciated and will go towards research materials for future episodes:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
Thank you for listening!

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The History Of The Evergreen State - 165- Haunted Western Washington

165- Haunted Western Washington

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10/17/24 • 31 min

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-hearted and fun look at some creepy locations west of the Cascades for the 4th annual Spooky Season of the show.
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.com
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Evergreenpod
If you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at [email protected]
To keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:
https://www.facebook.com/Historyoftheevergreenstatepodcast
Find the podcast over on Instagram as well: @HISTORY_EVERGREENSTATEPODCAST
You can also find the podcast over on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/@historyoftheevergreenstatepod
Thank you for listening to another episode of the History of the Evergreen State Podcast!

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The History Of The Evergreen State currently has 175 episodes available.

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The episode title '124- The Spanish Flu & the Evergreen State' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on The History Of The Evergreen State is 29 minutes.

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