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3 unusual facts about Jeremiah Borst


Jeremiah Borst

In 1875, the first small steamboats began bringing supplies up the Snoqualmie River.

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In 1865, Borst accompanied Seattle pioneer Arthur Denny, William Perkins and a Snoqualmie Indian guide visited the pass to make a plan to widen the trail to a wagon road.

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He became one of the first non-Indians to travel over what is now Snoqualmie Pass.



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