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811-6
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- 1934-09-03 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Dedication ceremony of the restored Fort Nisqually at Point Defiance Park. The highlight of the ceremony occurred when Indians, from the Improved Order of Redmen, burst into the fort in a surprise attack. They seized the YMBC officials as "hostages." William P. Bonney, an unidentified man and Arthur Cook stand in the center of the crowd, gazing at their captors. The victims were "rescued" by the VFW band, Tacoma Policemen and the State Patrol. The only casualty was a black eye received by Arthur Cook, secretary of the YMBC. (T. Times 9/4/1934, pg. 1)
Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940; Improved Order of Redmen (Tacoma);