Longmire: History or Mythology

HISTORIAN BY ED BERGH

Posted 1/5/17

Longmire is the one name from the settlement of the Yelm Prairie that is still remembered. Parks, streets and natural features carry his memory. History books mention James Longmire and writers of …

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