Earlier this year I began talking with friends about a driving tour of places associated with the 1855-56 war between settlers and natives. The conflict was precipitated by discord over the treaties negotiated by Isaac Stevens. Beginning in the late 1800s, the WSHS and other organizations began marking these sites with monuments. Today many are forgotten, suffering from vandalism and neglect. As part of the planning for this tour I am creating a map of known sites. As work progresses, I've discovered many markers and monuments still in existence, most lacking any accompanying interpretive context. What is apparent is that there is an opportunity for a comprehensive interpretation linking these sites. [Photo: Historians visit site of Leschi's Execution; WSHS Collections]
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