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Storm-tossed ships shared a double date with destiny

EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 8 MIN

Storm-tossed ships shared a double date with destiny

from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John

The Mindora and the Merrithew had docked next to each other in San Francisco, arrived within a few days of each other, wrecked within a few hours of each other, and washed up on the beach within a few miles of each other. (Columbia River Bar, Clatsop County; 1850s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1505b.mindora-merrithew-double-shipwreck-338.html)

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