History: Nisqually People Were ‘Widely Scattered’

By Ed Bergh

Posted 10/7/15

“Outside of the Ross graveyard there are 162 graves of Nisqually Indians remaining on the condemned allotments. Most of the livestock is gone and prairie fires will be an annual menace in the rank …

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