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  1. “These Black Diamond women, in observance of the town’s coming centennial, are sampling a bit of ‘DRINKING... fb.me/1n7H8z0T1 about 16 hours ago via Facebook
  2. The Maple Valley/Black Diamond VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) Post 5052 will conduct MEMORIAL DAY ceremonies... fb.me/1osJ8RmIB 1:32 PM May 24th via Facebook
  3. The Black Diamond SCHOOL REUNION is set for MAY 30 at the Black Diamond Community Center, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This... fb.me/12oqGUZ3T 8:14 AM May 23rd via Facebook
  4. The ARTHUR post office – aka, MAPLE VALLEY – opened May 22, 1882. Charles O. Russell was the first postmaster.... fb.me/1rE6BPvd0 9:55 AM May 22nd via Facebook
  5. I posted 4 photos on Facebook in the album "Union Stump" fb.me/1742BZDCL 8:08 AM May 21st via Facebook
  6. The first COMPANY STORE stood where the BLACK DIAMOND BAKERY is now located. After the store burned in 1907, an... fb.me/1oLVTGbk4 9:25 AM May 20th via Facebook
  7. This model – handcrafted by Dorothy and Howard Botts – is for collecting DONATIONS to help restore Black... fb.me/1rJoqTtcd 8:43 AM May 19th via Facebook
  8. “Black Diamond and the surrounding country are much interested in the announcement of the opening next Sunday,... fb.me/27vR536T8 8:53 AM May 18th via Facebook
  9. AFRICAN-AMERICANS arrive at FRANKLIN on May 17, 1891, to start working in the Oregon Improvement Co. coal mines.... fb.me/260amPPyf 8:36 AM May 17th via Facebook
  10. The Black Diamond Historical Society’s 13th annual Welsh Heritage Day is Saturday, June 2, facebook.com/events/1730776… 8:17 AM May 16th via web
  11. BAKER STREET BOOKS may have closed its doors in April, but its sign found a new home on the museum’s lower level.... fb.me/NaBSrC5t 10:14 AM May 15th via Facebook
  12. The Black Diamond Coal Co. sold the entire town of Black Diamond to the Pacific Coast Co. May 14, 1904: blackdiamondhistory.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/coa… 9:31 AM May 14th via web
  13. The BLACK DIAMOND COAL CO. hired 35 carpenters to build the town, but lumber wasn’t immediately available because... fb.me/11F8sN5w4 10:10 AM May 13th via Facebook
  14. “The PACIFIC COAST COAL TRAIN doesn’t stop here anymore, but the old barn-red tin-roofed depot is gonna open... fb.me/1IYhkGMPE 9:18 AM May 12th via Facebook
  15. The worst COAL MINING DISASTER in our state’s history happened 120 years ago in ROSLYN, located in Kittitas... fb.me/1FNRPPgPI 8:04 AM May 10th via Facebook
  16. “OK, all you folks that really don’t know a darn thing about MINING and are too embarrassed to admit it – this is... fb.me/23suAJVsS 5:22 PM May 9th via Facebook
  17. The HOBART POST OFFICE opened May 9, 1903. Hobart is located just northeast of Maple Valley. Did you know that... fb.me/11l0rHuvd 7:11 AM May 9th via Facebook
  18. Early in the 20th century, if there was a lake, odds were there was a SAWMILL, too. And so it was with Lake... fb.me/1IGhdjqxR 7:56 AM May 8th via Facebook
  19. “Combining the BLACK DIAMOND and the NEWCASTLE bands, a thirty-five piece musical organization in uniform will... fb.me/1l2AqcYwz 8:14 AM May 7th via Facebook
  20. This blog post is the first of five about Black Diamond in honor of the town’s 1982 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. The... fb.me/A0aYVA3J 9:12 AM May 6th via Facebook
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