Monday, August 17, 2015

BELLEVUE 1840 WAR

RE-ENACTMENT WAS SATURDAY AT 3 P.M. BEFORE HUNDREDS IN DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE, DURING THEIR ANNUAL FISHTIVAL DAY.
CELEBRATING AFTER GANG WAS WHIPPED AND SENT DOWN THE RIVER.
VOTING TO HANG OR WHIP
SEVEN WERE KILLED IN THE BATTLE.
A BOOK ABOUT THE WAR IS AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY AND AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM.
IT WAS NOT A FUN EVENT IN 1840 BUT IT WAS A FUN AND NOISY (LOTS  OF GUN SHOTS WITH BLANKS SATURDAY) EVENT SATURDAY IN BELLEVUE.

DENNIS VOY

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