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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015
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By ELAINE MURDY-TRUCKE
For The Daily Astorian
Courtesy of Cannon Beach History
Center & Museum
A carriage crosses the
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Courtesy of Cannon Beach History Cen-
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Elaine Murdy-Trucke is executive director of the Cannon
Beach History Center & Museum.
Courtesy of Cannon Beach History Center & Museum
A woman, a girl and a dog climb toward the road above them at Hug
Point in 1907.
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