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Curious Northwest

Dark myths, and a sometimes darker historical past, haunt Oregon’s waterfronts

By Courtney Sherwood (OPB)

Dec. 12, 2020 4:24 p.m. Updated: Dec. 12, 2020 8:31 p.m.

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